Bovine tuberculosis survey in the Molopo district of the North West Province.
A survey was conducted in the Molopo district of the North West Province to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the cattle population of 57,000 grazing on communal and privately owned lands. Testing of cattle (n = 9,675) for tuberculosis was done by means of the comparative intradermal tuberculin test. The prevalence was found to be 0.062%. The significance of this result, when compared to the reported incidence of tuberculosis within the human population of the district, is discussed.
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Department of Animal Health, School of Agriculture, University of North West, Mmabatho, Republic of South Africa.
Zyambo
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Morris
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology*