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SUBMITTER: Conlan AJK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988428 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Conlan Andrew James Kerr AJK Vordermeier Martin M de Jong Mart Cm MC Wood James Ln JL
eLife 20180605
Vaccination of cattle against bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) has been a long-term policy objective for countries where disease continues to persist despite costly test-and-slaughter programs. The potential use of vaccination within the European Union has been linked to a need for field evaluation of any prospective vaccine and the impact of vaccination on the rate of transmission of bTB. We calculate that estimation of the direct protection of BCG could be achieved with 100 herds, but over 500 herds ...[more]