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Epidemiology and control of Mycobacterium bovis infection in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), the primary wildlife host of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand

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Pages 28-41 | Received 15 Jul 2013, Accepted 20 Jun 2014, Published online: 03 Feb 2015

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