The tuberculosis eradication programme in Ireland: A review of scientific and policy advances since 1988

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 239-251

  More, Simon J ^a   Good, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Epidemiology; Eradication; Mycobacterium bovis; Policy; Surveillance; Transmission; Wildlife reservoir

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HERD; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HEALTH POLICY; IRELAND; MUSTELIDAE; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 31944445052     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.11.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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