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Intractable policy failure: the case of bovine TB and badgers [PDF]
The failure to eliminate bovine TB from the English and Welsh cattle herd represents a long-term intractable policy failure. Cattle-to-cattle transmission of the disease has been underemphasised in the debate compared with transmission from badgers ...
Assembly Welsh+17 more
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Mycobacterial infections-tuberculosis (TB), bovine tuberculosis (bTB), and Johne's disease (JD)-are major infectious diseases of both human and animals. Methods presently in use for diagnosis of mycobacterial infections include bacterial culture, nucleic
A. Wadhwa, G. Hickling, S. Eda
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Badgers and bovine tuberculosis [PDF]
What is tuberculosis in badgers? Tuberculosis in European badgers Meles meles is caused by Mycobacterium bovis, the same pathogen that causes bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Pasteurization of cows’ milk and childhood vaccination have greatly reduced human cases of bovine tuberculosis infection in the developed world, though it remains a public health ...
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A defined antigen skin test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis
A defined antigen skin test has been developed for the reliable diagnosis and vaccine-based control of bovine tuberculosis. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a major zoonotic disease of cattle that is endemic in much of the world, limiting livestock ...
Sreenidhi Srinivasan+14 more
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Assessment of bovine tuberculosis risk factors based on nationwide molecular epidemiology [PDF]
This assessment aimed to elaborate a statistical nationwide model for analyzing the space-time dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in search of potential risk factors that could be used to better target surveillance measures.
Fauville-Dufaux, M.+5 more
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The aim of the present study is to provide information about the ability of Mycobacterium bovis to survive within wild boar (Sus scrofae) meat and meat-based preparations and the duration of this survival, and to consider the preservation of its ...
Maria T. Clausi+5 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing tuberculous lymphadenitis in Maputo, Mozambique [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The zoonosis bovine tuberculosis (TB) is known to be responsible for a considerable proportion of extrapulmonary TB. In Mozambique, bovine TB is a recognised problem in cattle, but little has been done to evaluate how Mycobacterium bovis ...
Adelina Machado+66 more
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Cameroon [PDF]
We describe the largest molecular epidemiological study of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in a sub-Saharan African country with higher spatial resolution providing new insights into bTB. Four hundred and ninety-nine samples were collected for culture from 201
Asuquo, A.+13 more
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