Developing a framework for risk-based surveillance of tuberculosis in cattle: a case study of its application in Scotland – ERRATUM
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Developing a framework for risk-based surveillance of tuberculosis in cattle : a case study of its application in Scotland.
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Developing a framework for risk-based surveillance of tuberculosis in cattle: a case study of its application in Scotland
Due to its substantially lower prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) relative to other areas of Great Britain, Scotland was designated as an officially (bovine) TB-free region in 2009. This paper investigates resultant possibilities for reducing surveillance by developing risk-based alternatives to current 4-year testing of eligible herds. A model of freedom of infection was used to develop s...
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