Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) threatens the UK cattle industry and presents risks to other livestock, wildlife and domestic pets, as well as to human health through unpasteurised milk. Three-quarters of cases occur in the south-west of England. Mathematical models developed by Cambridge researchers have sculpted the future direction of vaccination policy, saving at least £120 million of public money and leading to improved surveillance of bTB in English slaughterhouses.
Added 16 November 2022