Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them unfeasible

(University of Cambridge) Field trials for a vaccination to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds -- potentially as many as 75,000-100,000 cattle -- to demonstrate cost effectiveness for farmers, concludes a study published today in the journal eLife.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news