Tuberculosis in domestic animal species

M Pesciaroli, J Alvarez, MB Boniotti, M Cagiola… - Research in veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
M. bovis and M. caprae, members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), are
the major causative agents of tuberculosis in domestic animals. Notably, M. bovis exhibits a …

Overview and phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms: implications for diagnostics and legislation of bovine tuberculosis

S Rodriguez-Campos, NH Smith, MB Boniotti… - Research in veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) cause a serious disease with
similar pathology, tuberculosis; in this review, bovine tuberculosis will be considered as …

Pathology of bovine tuberculosis

M Domingo, E Vidal, A Marco - Research in veterinary science, 2014 - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic granulomatous caseous-necrotising inflammatory
process that mainly affects the lungs and their draining lymph nodes (Ln.). The pathological …

[PDF][PDF] Evidence of goats acting as domestic reservoirs of bovine tuberculosis

S Napp, A Allepuz, I Mercader, M Nofrarías… - Vet Rec, 2013 - researchgate.net
Measures, such as the increase in the frequency of controls, the use of the gamma-interferon
assay as ancillary test, the improvement of slaughterhouse surveillance, or the …

Mycobacterial disease in cats in Great Britain: I. Culture results, geographical distribution and clinical presentation of 339 cases

DA Gunn-Moore, SE McFarland… - Journal of feline …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated 339 cases of feline mycobacterial disease from cats with cutaneous
lesions or masses found at exploratory laparotomy. Tissue samples were submitted to the …

Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat from sheep and goats

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) - EFSA Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A risk ranking process identified Toxoplasma gondii and pathogenic verocytotoxin‐
producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) as the most relevant biological hazards for meat …

Experimental model of tuberculosis in the domestic goat after endobronchial infection with Mycobacterium caprae

B Pérez de Val, S López-Soria… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Caprine tuberculosis (TB) has increased in recent years, highlighting the need to address
the problem the infection poses in goats. Moreover, goats may represent a cheaper …

Tuberculosis in Goats and Sheep in Afar Pastoral Region of Ethiopia and Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Goat

GM Kassa, F Abebe, Y Worku… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A cross sectional study was conducted on 2231 small ruminants in four districts of the Afar
Pastoral Region of Ethiopia to investigate the epidemiology of tuberculosis in goats and …

Mycobacterium bovis infections in domesticated non-bovine mammalian species. Part 1: review of epidemiology and laboratory submissions in Great Britain 2004 …

JM Broughan, SH Downs, TR Crawshaw, PA Upton… - The Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), can infect a broad
range of mammalian species in addition to domestic and feral cattle and badgers. Since …

Tuberculosis transmission by Mycobacterium bovis in a mixed cattle and goat herd

G Zanardi, MB Boniotti, A Gaffuri, B Casto… - Research in veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak caused by Mycobacterium bovis occurred in a mixed herd of
three cattle and eighteen goats in Northern Italy in 2005. All the cattle were removed, as …