Bovine Tuberculosis in Africa

by Borna Müller

Mycobacterium bovis is the major causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (BTB). BTB can impact international trade, affects the ecosystem via transmission to wildlife and is of public health concern due to its zoonotic potential. Although still present in some high-income countries, today, BTB mostly affects developing nations, which lack the resources to apply expensive disease control schemes. In Africa, BTB is present virtually on the whole continent,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838132734
• ISBN13: 9783838132730
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Sudwestdeutscher Verlag Fur Hochschulschrifte
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"