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Annual short-burst mass anthelmintic administration reduces tuberculosis severity but not prevalence in a wildlife reservoir Lello, Joanne Gasso, Diana Gonçalves, Pilar Risco, David García, Waldo L. Segalés, Joaquim Garrido-Amaro, Cristina Mentaberre, Gregorio Torres-Blas, Irene Velarde, Roser López-Olvera, Jorge R. Fernández-Llario, Pedro Serrano, Emmanuel Producció Animal Sanitat Animal Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), is an important disease in both human and animal systems. Helminths are commonly found in coinfection with MTC and TB is often exacerbated in such coinfections. Long-term anthelmintic administration, to control helminths, can improve a host’s ability to control MTC infection. Mass drug administration programmes, in which anthelmintics are given only once or twice a year, leaving periods where helminth reinfection can occur, are common in both human and domestic animal populations. To date, the effect of such intermittent control programmes on MTC infection and severity has not been explored. 2025-10-22T11:12:26Z 2025-10-22T11:12:26Z 2025-10-22T11:12:26Z 2023-10-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Lello, Joanne, Diana Gassó, Pilar Gonçalves, David Risco, Waldo Garcı́A, Joaquím Segalés, Cristina Garrido-Amaro, et al. 2023. “Annual Short-Burst Mass Anthelmintic Administration Reduces Tuberculosis Severity but Not Prevalence in a Wildlife Reservoir.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 1186295. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1186295. 2296-701X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/2766 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1186295 eng Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution MINECO/Programa Estatal de promoción del talento y su empleabilidad en I+D+I/RYC-2016-21120/ES/ / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution 4.0 International Frontiers Media