Use of a voluntary testing program to study the spatial epidemiology of Johne’s disease affecting dairy herds in Minnesota: a cross sectional study

Use of a voluntary testing program to study the spatial epidemiology of Johne’s disease affecting dairy herds in Minnesota: a cross sectional study

Abstract Background One of the key steps in the management of chronic diseases in animals including Johne’s disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is the ability to track disease incidence over space and time. JD surveillance in the U.S. dairy cattle is challengin...

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Main Authors: K. S. T. Kanankege, G. Machado, L. Zhang, B. Dokkebakken, V. Schumann, S. J. Wells, A. M. Perez, J. Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Paratuberculosis
Milk ELISA
Spatial epidemiology
CAR model
Regression
Passive surveillance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2155-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2155-7

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