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Detection of native interferon-γ in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii): Towards diagnosing tuberculosis
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2019 Mycobacterium bovis is the main cause of tuberculosis in wildlife. In South Africa, African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) are a wildlife maintenance host while a number of other species are considered spillover hosts.
Lezaan Roux +2 more
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Veterinary Research, 2023 The diagnostic methods for granting and maintenance of the official tuberculosis-free (OTF) status and for intra-Community movement of cattle are the tuberculin skin tests (single or comparative) and the interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay (IGRA). However,
Alberto Gomez-Buendia +13 more
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A preliminary study of genetic factors that influence susceptibility to bovine tuberculosis in the British cattle herd [PDF]
, 2011 Associations between specific host genes and susceptibility to Mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis have been reported in several species. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) impacts greatly the UK cattle industry, yet genetic predispositions have yet to ...
Driscol, E. +26 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2018 Background Mycobacteriosis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is among the most chronic diseases of aquatic animals. In addition, fish mycobacteriosis has substantial economic consequences especially in the aquaculture and fisheries industry ...
Nomakorinte Gcebe +2 more
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BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1919 The purpose of this article is to present an analysis of twenty-four cases of tuberculosis in children and infants, with special reference to the bovine or human type of infecting organism in each case. The results of most investigations into the occurrence of the bovine type of the tubercle bacillus in tuberculosis of children tend to demonstrate the
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Badgers and bovine tuberculosis [PDF]
Current Biology, 2014 What is tuberculosis in badgers? Tuberculosis in European badgers Meles meles is caused by Mycobacterium bovis, the same pathogen that causes bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Pasteurization of cows’ milk and childhood vaccination have greatly reduced human cases of bovine tuberculosis infection in the developed world, though it remains a public health ...
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Risk factors for bovine Tuberculosis at the national level in Great Britain [PDF]
, 2012 <p><b>Background:</b> The continuing expansion of high incidence areas of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in Great Britain (GB) raises a number of questions concerning the determinants of infection at the herd level that are driving spread of
Paul R Bessell +12 more
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The prevalence, distribution and severity of detectable pathological lesions in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis [PDF]
, 2008 The Randomized Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) began in 1998 to determine the impact of badger culling in controlling bovine tuberculosis in cattle. A total of 1166 badgers (14% of total)proactively culled during the RBCT were found to be tuberculous ...
Cox, D. R. +32 more
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Foods, 2021 The aim of the present study is to provide information about the ability of Mycobacterium bovis to survive within wild boar (Sus scrofae) meat and meat-based preparations and the duration of this survival, and to consider the preservation of its ...
Maria T. Clausi +5 more
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