Study on supplemental test to improve the detection of bovine tuberculosis in individual animals and herds

Study on supplemental test to improve the detection of bovine tuberculosis in individual animals and herds

Abstract Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), is a worldwide disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). The success of bTB eradication and control programs is based on early detection and the removal of reactors from a herd thus routine testing and cull strategy have been applied globally. S...

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Main Authors: Paulo Alex Machado Carneiro, Eliomar de Moura Sousa, Rinaldo Batista Viana, Bruno Moura Monteiro, Aline do Socorro Lima Kzam, Damazio Campos de Souza, Anderson Silva Coelho, José Dantas Ribeiro Filho, Ricardo Spacagna Jordao, Maria Regina Madruga Tavares, John B. Kaneene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Bovine tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Tuberculin test
ELISA
Sensitivity
Specificity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02839-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02839-4

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