Bovine tuberculosis [electronic resource] Edited by M. Chambers, S. Gordon, F. Olea-Popelka, P. Barrow.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: Wallingford UK CAB International 2018Edition: 1Description: 269ppContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781786391537
- world
- cattle
- Mycobacteriaceae
- Corynebacterineae
- economic analysis
- pathogenesis
- epidemiological surveys
- primates
- biochemical markers
- diagnosis
- Artiodactyla
- public health
- Mycobacterium bovis
- mammals
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- wild animals
- wildlife conservation
- Mycobacterium
- disease prevention
- molecular genetics
- domestic animals
- natural immunity
- Homo
- Hominidae
- immunity
- immunodiagnosis
- aetiology
- Bovidae
- ruminants
- vaccination
- bovine tuberculosis
- virulence factors
- causal agents
- diagnostic techniques
- infection control
- disease control
- infectivity
- Bacteria
- prokaryotes
- eukaryotes
- man
- Actinomycetales
- epidemiology
- genome analysis
- worldwide
- Bos
- etiology
- serological diagnosis
- vertebrates
- serology
- biochemical genetics
- tuberculosis
- Chordata
- biomarkers
- immunology
- Actinobacteridae
- Actinobacteria
- animals
This book is contemporary, topical and global in its approach, and provides an essential, comprehensive treatise on bovine tuberculosis and the bacterium that causes it, Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine tuberculosis remains a major cause of economic loss in cattle industries worldwide, exacerbated in some countries by the presence of a substantial wildlife reservoir. It is a major zoonosis, causing human infection through consumption of unpasteurised milk or by close contact with infected animals. Following a systematic approach, expert international authors cover epidemiology and the global situation; microbial virulence and pathogenesis; host responses to the pathogen; and diagnosis and control of the disease. Aimed at researchers and practising veterinarians, this book is essential for those needing comprehensive information on the pathogen and disease, and offers a summary of key information learned from human tuberculosis research. It will be useful to those studying the infection and for those responsible for controlling the disease.
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