BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
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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Isolation and identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from aquarium fish in Ilam, Iran
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are among the most important pathogens in wild, captive, marine, and freshwater fish species. So, it is important to consider fish as the primary source of infection for aquarium fish and humans.
Mohammad Yazdanmanesh +3 more
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Bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers in localized culling areas
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease that can have serious consequences for cattle farming and, potentially, for public health. In Britain, failure to control bovine TB has been linked to persistent infection of European badger (Meles meles ...
Donnelly, Christl A. +15 more
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Bovine NK cells can produce gamma interferon in response to the secreted mycobacterial proteins ESAT-6 and MPP14 but not in response to MPB70 [PDF]
Bovine NK cells have recently been characterized and the present study describes the interaction between NK cells, antigen-presenting cells, and secreted mycobacteriall proteins.
Jungersen, Gregers +15 more
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Differences in primary sites of infection between zoonotic and human tuberculosis : results from a worldwide systematic review [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide. Whilst global burden estimates for M. tuberculosis infection (MtTB) are well established, accurate data on the contribution of zoonotic TB (zTB) caused by M.
Alonso Silvia +46 more
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Intractable policy failure: the case of bovine TB and badgers [PDF]
The failure to eliminate bovine TB from the English and Welsh cattle herd represents a long-term intractable policy failure. Cattle-to-cattle transmission of the disease has been underemphasised in the debate compared with transmission from badgers ...
Grant, Wyn
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Duration of Immunity against Mycobacterium bovis following Neonatal Vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Danish: Significant Protection against Infection at 12, but Not 24, Months [PDF]
Vaccination of neonatal calves with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) induces a significant degree of protection against bovine tuberculosis, caused by infection with virulent M. bovis.
McAulay, M. +6 more
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EVALUATION OF Mycobacterium Bovis CELL EXTRACT ANTIGENS FOR IN-VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF Bovine Tuberculosis IN EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED GUINEA PIGS [PDF]
M.bovis cell extract antigens as filter-sterilized lysozyme and sarkosyl extracts have been evaluated and successfully used in vitro for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis.
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Human and bovine tuberculosis knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) among cattle owners in Ethiopia
Tuberculosis (TB) is a re-emerging disease occurring worldwide, resulting in multi-billion-dollar loss and human death annually. The situation is worse in developing countries like Ethiopia, where lower knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of the ...
Amare Bihon +3 more
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peer-reviewedBackground: Bovine tuberculosis is a significant veterinary and financial problem in many parts of the world. Although many factors influence infection and progression of the disease, there is a host genetic component and dissection of this
Finlay Emma K. +23 more
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