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Overview and phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms: Implications for diagnostics and legislation of bovine tuberculosis

open access: yes, 2014
Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) cause a serious disease with similar pathology, tuberculosis; in this review, bovine tuberculosis will be considered as disease caused by any member of the MTBC in bovids.
Rodriguez-Campos, Sabrina   +3 more
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Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of peripheral blood leukocytes from cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis reveals suppression of host immune genes

open access: yes, 2011
Background Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (BTB), a pathological infection with significant economic impact.
Magee, David A   +32 more
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Economic Impact Assessment of Bovine Tuberculosis in the South West of England

open access: yes
Bovine TB (bTB) presents a significant challenge to beef and dairy farmers. In 2009 7,449 herds were subject to movement restrictions in Great Britain because of bTB. Of these, 52% were in South West England and 20% were in Devon alone.
Lobley, Matt   +2 more
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Probing Host Pathogen Cross-Talk by Transcriptional Profiling of Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Infected Human Dendritic Cells and Macrophages.

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: Transcriptional profiling using microarrays provides a unique opportunity to decipher host pathogen cross-talk on the global level. Here, for the first time, we have been able to investigate gene expression changes in both Mycobacterium ...
Waddell, Simon   +62 more
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The Role of Social Capital in Influencing the Response Capacity of Farmers to Bovine Tuberculosis

open access: yes
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the principal concerns currently facing the livestock industry in England. The disease has spread dramatically in recent years and is costing the country millions of pounds each year.
Fisher, Rhiannon
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Tuberculosis in a captive colony of pinnipeds

open access: yes, 1991
Tuberculosis was diagnosed in 10 of 16 otariid seals upon post mortem examination. The species involved were New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) and an Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus ...
Forshaw, D., Phelps, G.R.
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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and development of tuberculosis in cattle

open access: yes, 2003
This report describes the presence and activity of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-D3) in experimental bovine tuberculosis. Animals that went on to develop tuberculous lesions exhibited a rapid transient increase in serum 1,25-D3 within the first 2 weeks ...
Hewinson, R. G.   +4 more
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CONTROLLING WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK DISEASE WITH ENDOGENOUS ON-FARM BIOSECURITY

open access: yes
The spread of infectious disease among and between wild and domesticated animals has become a major problem worldwide. We analyze the socially optimal management of wildlife and livestock, including choices involving environmental habitat variables and ...
Horan, Richard D.   +3 more
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Tuberculosis of Bovine Origin [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1933
openaire   +2 more sources

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