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Breakthrough with testing for bovine TB in buffalo

A researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has found an innovative way to diagnose bovine tuberculosis (TB) in African buffaloes and identify infected animals more accurately and rapidly.

This can help to prevent the spread of the disease in one of the continent's most iconic and highvalued species, according to Dr Charlene Clarke from the DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research in the Faculty of

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