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Life Sciences
Reports outline life sciences study findings from G.E. Kelly and colleagues
January 6th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection, "An observational study was carried out, using data collected from four areas in the Irish midlands. between 1989 and 2004, to critically evaluate the long-term effects of proactive badger culling and to provide insights into reactive badger culling tuberculosis (TB) prevalence in cattle. Confirmed cattle herd TB incidence is the outcome measure Used throughout." "Relative to reactive culling, proactive badger culling was associated with a decrease in incidence in each of the 16 years of observation, which encompassed periods of both intensive and less-intensive badger removal. By...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-06)
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