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Detectability of bovine TB using the tuberculin skin test does not vary significantly according to pathogen genotype within Northern Ireland.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2013
Wright David M, Allen Adrian R, Mallon Thomas R, McDowell Stanley W J, Bishop Stephen C, Glass Elizabeth J, Bermingham Mairead L, Woolliams John A, Skuce Robin A
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Strains of many infectious diseases differ in parameters that influence epidemic spread, for example virulence, transmissibility, detectability and host specificity. Knowledge of inter-strain variation can be exploited to improve management and decrease disease incidence. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is increasingly prevalent among farmed cattle in the UK, exerting a heavy economic burden on the farming industry and...
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