Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 All effects taken together, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has a long-term detrimental effect on bovine herds and many wildlife species in South Africa.
Luke F. Arnot, Anita Michel
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Pathogens, 2022 Bovine tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease affecting a wide range of domesticated and wild animals, representing a worldwide economic and public health burden.
Mohamed Borham +6 more
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Unveiling insights into bovine tuberculosis: A comprehensive review
Open Veterinary JournalThe frequent zoonotic disease known as "bovine tuberculosis" is brought on by the Mycobacterium bovis bacteria, which can infect both people and animals.
Aswin Rafif Khairullah +13 more
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M. caprae in northern Italy: a comprehensive analysis through whole-genome sequencing on the genetic variability in bovine herds [PDF]
Veterinary ResearchMycobacterium (M.) bovis and M. caprae are the causative agents of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which is still a concern due to its health implications and economic impact. Although M. caprae is less prevalent than M. bovis among bovine tuberculosis cases,
Cristina Bertasio +12 more
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Bovine tuberculosis in eastern Ethiopia: prevalence, risk factors and its public health importance
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Bovine tuberculosis is among the primary zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis which has significant impact on the health of livestock and human.
Jelalu Kemal +6 more
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Evaluation of serological assays for intra vitam diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionBovine tuberculosis (TB) in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is primarily diagnosed using intra vitam tests, as the intradermal tuberculin test (IDT) and the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), both of which detect cell-mediated immunity ...
Sara Giovannozzi +11 more
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A case of bovine tuberculosis in pigs in Poland – a country free from the disease
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Introduction Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium caprae. Before widespread action conducted in Poland between 1959–1975 to combat bovine tuberculosis (BTB), about 40% of all tuberculosis ...
Marek Lipiec +2 more
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Veterinární Medicína, 2005 During a five year period (2000-2004), the incidence of bovine and human tuberculosis in cattle and other animals from six Central European countries was evaluated: Croatia (HRV), the Czech Republic (CZE), Hungary (HUN), Poland (POL), Slovakia (SVK), and
I. Pavlik +9 more
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Abrupt events and population synchrony in the dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis
Nature Communications, 2018 The disease dynamics of bovine tuberculosis have been of interest given the pathogen’s effect on wild animal and livestock health. Here, the authors show that a brief cessation of testing for bovine tuberculosis in 2001 altered the population synchrony ...
Aristides Moustakas +3 more
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Evaluation of Heating and Irradiation Methods for Production of Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Tuberculin skin test, also known as the tuberculin or purified protein derivative (PPD) test, is an extensively applied diagnostic test for the detection of primary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
N. Mosavari +5 more
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