Opportunities for Improved Serodiagnosis of Human Tuberculosis, Bovine Tuberculosis, and Paratuberculosis

Mycobacterial infections—tuberculosis (TB), bovine tuberculosis (bTB), and Johne’s disease (JD)—are major infectious diseases of both human and animals. Methods presently in use for diagnosis of mycobacterial infections include bacterial culture, nucleic acid amplification, tuberculin skin test, int...

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Main Authors: Ashutosh Wadhwa, Graham J. Hickling, Shigetoshi Eda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/674238