Evaluation of the Performance of the IDvet IFN-Gamma Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Spain

Evaluation of the Performance of the IDvet IFN-Gamma Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Spain

In Spain, the national bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication program is based on yearly skin testing of every ≥6 weeks old animal using the single or comparative tuberculin test and parallel use of the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) assay as an ancillary diagnostic test in infected herds. There are severa...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa de la Cruz, Adam J. Branscum, Jesus Nacar, Enrique Pages, Pilar Pozo, Andres Perez, Anna Grau, Jose Luis Saez, Lucia de Juan, Rosa Diaz, Olga Minguez, Julio Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
cattle
diagnosis
interferon-gamma
bayesian modeling
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00229/full

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