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. 2025 Dec 1.
doi: 10.1186/s13620-025-00321-3. Online ahead of print.

Integrating whole-genome sequencing and epidemiology to characterise Mycobacterium bovis transmission in Ireland: a proof of concept

Nicola Harvey  1 , Guy McGrath  2 , James O'Shaughnessy  3 , Jamie A Tratalos  2 , Brian Byrne  4 , Adrian Allen  5 , Robin Skuce  5 , Kevin Kenny  3 , Stephen V Gordon  6   7   8 , Damien Farrell  6
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Integrating whole-genome sequencing and epidemiology to characterise Mycobacterium bovis transmission in Ireland: a proof of concept

Nicola Harvey et al. Ir Vet J. .
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Keywords: Meles meles; Mycobacterium bovis; Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB); Cattle; Epidemiological data; Ireland; Transmission; Whole-genome sequencing (WGS).

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