Reference Study type Data collection Sample size Key findings
Alexander et al., 2002 Pathogen identification 1998/1999 N = 20 Immigration of TB afflicted individual followed by development of signs and death/ disappearance of all group members
Drewe, Foote et al., 2009 TB pathology 2005 - 2007 N = 57 Detailed pathology of 52 individuals euthanized for TB, lesions in multiple organ systems
Drewe, Dean et al., 2009b TB detection assay validation 2005 - 2007 N = 240 Combining multiple diagnostic tools increases TB detection reliability
Drewe 2010 TB transmission study 2006/2007 N = 110 TB transmission is impacted by social network parameters. Giving grooming and receiving aggression main risk factors
Drewe et al., 2011 TB transmission study 2006/2007 N = 134 TB transmission impacted by social network parameters. Exposure driven mainly by grooming interactions
Parsons et al., 2013 Molecular description of TB Not reported N = 4 Identification and description of M. suricattae, closely related to M. mungi and dassie bacillus
Clarke et al., 2016 TB detection assay validation 2014/2015 N=108 IP-10 release assay as viable method of TB detection in meerkats
Patterson et al., 2017 TB transmission study 2001 - 2015 N = 2388 TB infection risk increased by older age, group history of TB, prior immigration into social group
Patterson et al., 2021 TB detection assay validation 2014 - 2016 N = 268 TB infections double mortality risk; combining multiple diagnostic tools increases TB detection reliability
Patterson et al., 2022 Intervention study 2014 - 2016 N = 135 Vaccinations of high contact individuals or highly susceptible individuals reduces TB infection rates
Duncan et al., 2021 TB effect on demography 1993 - 2019 N = 98 groups TB linked to group failure, prior immigration into social group increases TB risk
Paniw et al., 2022 TB effect on demography 1997 - 2018 N = 2691 Impact of adverse climate exacerbated by TB, prior immigration into social group increases TB risk
Donadio et al., 2022 TB detection assay validation 1998 - 2018 N = 66 Detection of M. suricattae from faeces viable, marked variation in disease progression
Present study Quantification of TB 1993 - 2020 N = 3420 High levels of TB exposure, marked variation in TB progression