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Tuberculosis
Data on tuberculosis reported by researchers at University of Glasgow
June 10th, 2008
"Both badgers and livestock movements have been implicated in contributing to the ongoing epidemic of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in British cattle. However, the relative contributions of these and other causes are not well quantified," scientists in Scotland report. "We used cattle movement data to construct an individual ( premises)-based model of BTB spread within Great Britain, accounting for spread due to recorded cattle movements and other causes. Outbreak data for 2004 were best explained by a model attributing 16% of herd infections directly to cattle movements, and a further 9% unexplained, potentially including spread from unrecorded movements. The best-fit...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-10)
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