Roll-Back Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) From Wildlife in New Zealand: Concepts, Evolving Approaches, and Progress

Roll-Back Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) From Wildlife in New Zealand: Concepts, Evolving Approaches, and Progress

The New Zealand government and agricultural industries recently jointly adopted the goal of nationally eradicating bovine tuberculosis (TB) from livestock and wildlife reservoirs by 2055. Only Australia has eradicated TB from a wildlife maintenance host. Elsewhere the disease is often self-sustainin...

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Main Authors: Graham Nugent, Andrew M. Gormley, Dean P. Anderson, Kevin Crews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
eradication
TB
possums
disease freedom
wildlife surveillance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00277/full

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