Tuberculosis
New Tuberculosis Study Findings Recently Were Published by Researchers at AgResearch
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 3rd, 2011
2011 AUG 3 -- "In this review, the status of vaccination strategies to reduce bovine tuberculosis of cattle and wildlife reservoirs of the disease is discussed, with a focus on recent developments. Recent work in vaccines to protect humans against tuberculosis has been followed by a similar surge of interest in developing vaccines against bovine tuberculosis," researchers in Palmerston North, New Zealand report.
"The human vaccine, bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) affords protection against tuberculosis in cattle, but this protection is variable. In addition, vaccination with BCG compromises control strategies based on skin testing animals. In general, no...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2011-08-03)
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