The transmission of Mycobacterium bovis infection to cattle

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Phillips, C J C ^a   Foster, C R W ^b   Morris, P A ^c   Teverson, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mozie Law Veterinary Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CARNIVORE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DRINKING; EPIDEMIC; FERRET; GRAZING; HERD; HOST RANGE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERMEDIATE HOST; IRELAND; MARSUPIAL; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNGULATE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DISEASE VECTORS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TRICHOSURUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0037316416     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(02)00145-5     Document Type: Review

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