The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States

The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States

Abstract Having entered into its second century, the eradication program for bovine tuberculosis (bTB, caused by Mycobacterium bovis) in the United States of America occupies a position both enviable and daunting. Excepting four counties in Michigan comprising only 6109 km2 (0.06% of US land area) c...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. O’Brien, Tyler C. Thacker, Liliana C. M. Salvador, Anthony G. Duffiney, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Mark S. Camacho, Jason E. Lombard, Mitchell V. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Irish Veterinary Journal
Subjects:
Bovine tuberculosis
Eradication
Farm biosecurity
Livestock
Management
Mycobacterium bovis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-023-00247-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-023-00247-8

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