Publication Date:
2013-09-17
Description:
Nature Reviews Microbiology 11, 660 (2013). doi:10.1038/nrmicro3130 Author: Ursula Hofer Mycobacterium bovis causes tuberculosis (TB) in cattle, but it can also infect wild animals and, occasionally, humans. In the United Kingdom, badgers are thought to spread M. bovis between farms, thereby hindering disease eradication. Two controversial programmes are now underway to tackle the
Print ISSN:
1740-1526
Electronic ISSN:
1740-1534
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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