BTB VACCINATION TRIALS

“The Bovine Tuberculosis Research Programme at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort, together with internationally renowned collaborators, has decided to drive efforts to evaluate suitable vaccines and their efficacy in protecting cattle and buffalo against BTB.”

All countries with a wildlife reservoir for BTB share a common history of a high BTB burden in cattle, which spilled over to wildlife they were in contact with. In South Africa, the most important wildlife reservoir is, without any doubt, the African buffalo, both from a disease