Oral Vaccination with Heat-Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Does Not Interfere with the Antemortem Diagnostic Techniques for Tuberculosis in Goats

Vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) is prohibited in cattle or other species subjected to specific TB eradication campaigns, due to the interference that it may cause with the official diagnostic tests. However, immunization with a heat-inactivated (HI) Mycobacterium bovis vaccine via the oral rou...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Roy, María A. Risalde, Carmen Casal, Beatriz Romero, Lucía de Juan, Ahmed M. Menshawy, Alberto Díez-Guerrier, Ramon A. Juste, Joseba M. Garrido, Iker A. Sevilla, Christian Gortázar, Lucas Domínguez, Javier Bezos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00124/full