Challenges to the control of Mycobacterium bovis in livestock and wildlife populations in the South African context
Abstract Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) was first diagnosed in cattle in South Africa in 1880 and proclaimed a controlled disease in 1911. Testing of cattle for bTB is voluntary and only outbreaks of disease are reported to the National Department of Agriculture so the prevalence of the disease in cattle...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Irish Veterinary Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-023-00246-9 |