News tagged with bovine tuberculosis


Vets and medical doctors should team up to tackle diseases transmitted from animals to humans, study suggests

A new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (BTB) on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger. The World Health Organization ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study provides first direct evidence linking TB infection in cattle and local badger populations

Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. The findings highlight ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research suggests why bovine TB continues to spread

The failure of the current bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme could be partly due to a parasitic worm that hinders the tests used to diagnose TB in cows, according to new research published this week.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0