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<p>Defra is not aware of any research on the use of bacteriophages (viruses of bacteria)
as vaccines for bovine TB. The current leading vaccine candidate is BCG which is an
attenuated strain of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis and not a bacteriophage.</p><p>
</p><p>However, there is a company developing a Phage test to detect TB. I have met
with the developers of this test to discuss their work and officials are engaging
with them on the regulatory process they need to go through.</p>
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