A restatement of the natural science evidence base relevant to the control of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1768, 2013, Pages

  Godfray, H Charles J ^a   Donnelly, Christl A ^c   Kao, Rowland R ^d   Macdonald, David W ^a,b   McDonald, Robbie A ^e   Petrokofsky, Gillian ^a   Wood, James L N ^f   Woodroffe, Rosie ^g   Young, Douglas B ^h   McLean, Angela R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badgers; Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Epidemiology; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH POLICY; TUBERCULOSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

ANIMAL; BOVINAE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSMISSION; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84898184088     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1634     Document Type: Review

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