The zoonotic importance of Mycobacterium bovis

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Moda, G ^a   Daborn, C J ^b   Grange, J M ^c   Cosivi, O ^d  

^a Veterinary Public Health Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CATTLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALNUTRITION; MEAT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0029965671     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90022-2     Document Type: Review

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