Potential application of new diagnostic methods for controlling bovine Tuberculosis in Brazil

Bovine tuberculosis, a chronic infection in cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains an economic and public health problem for several countries. Due to its economic impact on international trade, contagious nature, and implications for human health, global programs to eradicate the disease wer...

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Main Authors: Luciana dos Santos Medeiros, Carla Dray Marassi, Eduardo Eustáquio S. Figueiredo, Walter Lilenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000300002