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Further description of bovine tuberculosis trends in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, 2003-2015
- Source :
- The Veterinary Record
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Extending on earlier work, trends in bovine tuberculosis (bTB) from 2003 to 2015 are described for the countries of the UK and the Republic of Ireland using standardised definitions and measures. Based on measures of animal and herd incidence, there remains a stable situation of extremely low prevalence in Scotland and the Low Risk Area of England, and a higher but ongoing reduction in prevalence in the Republic of Ireland. In Northern Ireland, there has been a rising bTB trend during 2010-2015, although not to levels experienced during 2002-2004. In the High Risk Area and Edge Area of England during 2010-2015, the rising bTB trends have continued but with some recent evidence of stabilisation. In Wales, prevalence has fallen subsequent to a peak in 2008. The paper considers country-level differences in the light of key policy changes, which are presented in detail. This work is unique, and will assist policymakers when critically evaluating policy options for effective control and eradication. Ongoing updates of this analysis would be useful, providing an evidence base for country-level comparison of bTB trends into the future. The use of multivariable analytical methods should be considered, but will rely on substantial sharing of raw data across the five countries.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Paper
medicine.medical_specialty
040301 veterinary sciences
Northern ireland
The Republic
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
Risk area
Epidemiology
eradication
Bovine tuberculosis
medicine
Prevalence
Animals
bovine tuberculosis
Socioeconomics
Policy changes
Eradication
Republic of Ireland
General Veterinary
Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
United Kingdom
030104 developmental biology
Geography
Work (electrical)
Cattle
epidemiology
Raw data
Ireland
Tuberculosis, Bovine
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20427670
- Volume :
- 183
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Veterinary record
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c7d6917230a69e8cee202cc27807d496