Estimation of the relative sensitivity of the comparative tuberculin skin test in tuberculous cattle herds subjected to depopulation.

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the most serious economic animal health problems affecting the cattle industry in Great Britain (GB), with incidence in cattle herds increasing since the mid-1980s. The single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) test is the primary screening test i...

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Main Authors: Katerina Karolemeas, Ricardo de la Rua-Domenech, Roderick Cooper, Anthony V Goodchild, Richard S Clifton-Hadley, Andrew J K Conlan, Andrew P Mitchell, R Glyn Hewinson, Christl A Donnelly, James L N Wood, Trevelyan J McKinley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22927952/pdf/?tool=EBI