The situation of tuberculosis and tuberculosis control in animals of economic interest

Tuberculosis

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 330-335

  Amanfu, William ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid fast bacteria; M. bovis; M. tuberculosis; Obligate parasites

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BCG VACCINATION; CATTLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVESTOCK; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 33646195909     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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