Vaccination of badgers against bovine TB.

The article reports on the development of an injectable BCG vaccine for use in badgers in Great Britain. It cites that the work, which is funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, is part of the Badger Vaccine Deployment Project. The project is aimed at investigating and resolving practical issues that would arise in the development of a vaccine for use in badgers. Moreover, the vaccine is set to be deployed in six areas in England with high incidence of cattle disease.