Epidemiological investigation of bovine tuberculosis herd breakdowns in Spain 2009/2011.

We analyzed the most likely cause of 687 bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns detected in Spain between 2009 and 2011 (i.e., 22% of the total number of breakdowns detected during this period). Seven possible causes were considered: i) residual infection; ii) introduction of infected cattle from othe...

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Main Authors: Sintayehu Guta, Jordi Casal, Sebastian Napp, Jose Luis Saez, Ariadna Garcia-Saenz, Bernat Perez de Val, Beatriz Romero, Julio Alvarez, Alberto Allepuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4134210?pdf=render