Situation of bovine tuberculosis in Ecuador Situación de la tuberculosis bovina en el Ecuador

Situation of bovine tuberculosis in Ecuador Situación de la tuberculosis bovina en el Ecuador

Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is a chronic and contagious disease that affects domestic animals, wildlife, and humans. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis, BTB causes major economic losses and poses a serious constraint to international livestock trade. Moreover, in developing countries where BTB controls are...

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Main Authors: Freddy Proaño-Pérez, Washington Benítez-Ortiz, Françoise Portaels, Leen Rigouts, Annick Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
zoonosis
enfermedades de los bovinos
tuberculosis bovina
enfermedades transmisibles emergentes
Ecuador
zoonoses
cattle diseases
tuberculosis, bovine
communicable diseases
emerging
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