My hon. Friend is absolutely right: TB is found in hedgehogs, cats and dogs, and even sheep. It affects people, usually only those who drink unpasteurised milk. The disease can reach any species, because M. bovis is a species-jumping illness.
Badger Cull
Proceeding contribution from
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 June 2013.
It occurred during Opposition day on Badger Cull.
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