Environmental dust inhalation in the European badger (Meles meles): Systemic distribution of silica-laden macrophages, pathological changes, and association with Mycobacterium bovis infection status

• Janne M. Schoening ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: janne.schoening@ucdconnect.ie

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6161-2893

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• Leigh A. L. Corner,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

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• Locksley L. McV. Messam,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

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• Joseph P. Cassidy,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

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• Alan Wolfe

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

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