UP researchers embark on vaccine trial for bovine TB

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Michel, Anita Luise
Hewlett, Jennie

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Professor Anita Michel and Dr Jennie Hewlett, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, have announced the start of vaccine trials for tuberculosis (TB) in African buffalo. Bovine tuberculosis is an extremely slow but steadily progressing disease that poses a serious health threat to cattle, wildlife and people, especially in developing countries. Without active surveillance, bovine TB typically goes unnoticed for years until it has escalated to a point where one or more animals present with severe disease.

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News articles with colour photos about what's happening at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.
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Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage of, Bovine tuberculosis, Vaccines -- Trial, Vaccination, Cattle -- Diseases, Cattle -- Vaccination, Zoonoses

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