The study is conducted for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which recently has said: "This finding does not change our risk assessment of the roles of other wildlife at present and we continue to monitor confirmed cases of TB in all animals, including wildlife, as part of our ongoing TB surveillance."
DEFRA also said the main risk for human become infected is the handling of infected wild boars or their carcasses in field. So they recommend basic hygiene practices and the wearing of protective equipment to prevent the contact with aerosols.
The wild boar joins to the list of wild reservoirs of bovine tuberculosis. Some animals of this list, like badgers, are considered a real threat for some governments, like Wales which performs culling on them. The UK promotes the culling of some animals like wild deer when the levels of infection are too high. Scientists are divided about this measure is really effective.DEFRA also said the main risk for human become infected is the handling of infected wild boars or their carcasses in field. So they recommend basic hygiene practices and the wearing of protective equipment to prevent the contact with aerosols.
ps: this is the main article http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/21/bovine-tb-found-in-wild-boar