Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (basonym M. paratuberculosis) is the
etiologic agent of a severe gastroenteritis in ruminants known as Johne's disease. Economic …

Pathogens that are transmitted between the environment, wildlife, livestock and humans
represent major challenges for the protection of human and domestic animal health, the …

Fully revised and expanded, Goat Medicine, Second Edition includes discussions on new
diseases ranging from bovine spongiform encephalopathy to floppy kid disease as well as …

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown cause, affecting
approximately 1.4 million North American people. Due to the similarities between Crohn's …

Objective To review and interpret aspects of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of
paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) for veterinarians involved in current Johne's disease …

Recent reports of natural paratuberculosis (or Johne's disease) in rabbits, foxes, and stoats
has focused debate on the presence and importance of wildlife reservoirs in the …

Although Crohn's disease is considered to be autoimmune in origin, there is increasing
evidence that it may have an infectious cause. The most plausible candidate is …

ABSTRACT Johne's disease (JD), or paratuberculosis, is an infectious inflammatory disorder
of the intestines primarily associated with domestic and wild ruminants including dairy cattle …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that plagues millions all over the
world. This debilitating bowel disease can start in early childhood and continue into late …