Mycobacterium bovis shedding patterns from experimentally infected calves and the effect of concurrent infection with bovine viral diarrhoea virus

Concurrent infection of cattle with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and Mycobacterium bovis is considered to be a possible risk factor for onward transmission of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in infected cattle and is known to compromise diagnostic tests. A comparison is made here of M. bovis sheddi...

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Main Authors: Kao, R.R, Gravenor, M.B, Charleston, B, Hope, J.C, Martin, M, Howard, C.J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1871617/