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HL HL8539
Bovine Tuberculosis
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15 June 2023
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29 June 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government whether data shows that transmission of bovine tuberculosis is higher (1) from badgers to cattle, or (2) between cattle.
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15 June 2023
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether data shows that transmission of bovine tuberculosis is higher (1) from badgers to cattle, or (2) between cattle.
Source: Lords
29 June 2023
Answer
Several recent studies using whole genome sequencing data from Mycobacterium bovis isolates in cattle and badgers estimate that, in the UK, transmission of the bacterium occurs more frequently within the same host species (i.e. from cattle to cattle and f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-15/HL8539
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1645209
- uk · wq-1645209 · source updated 29 June 2023