Identifying genotype specific elevated-risk areas and associated herd risk factors for bovine tuberculosis spread in British cattle

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic zoonosis with major health and economic impact on the cattle industry. Despite extensive control measures in cattle and culling trials in wildlife, the reasons behind the expansion of areas with high incidence of bTB breakdowns in Great Britain remain unexplain...

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Main Authors: R.J. Orton, M. Deason, P.R. Bessell, D.M. Green, R.R. Kao, L.C.M. Salvador
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Epidemics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436517301573