Bovine tuberculosis in youngstock cattle: A narrative review

AW Byrne, D Barrett, P Breslin, J Fanning… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains a high-priority global
pathogen of concern. The role of youngstock animals in the epidemiology of bTB has not …

The problem that residual Mycobacterium bovis infection poses for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis

J Wiseman, JP Cassidy, E Gormley - The Veterinary Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The dynamics of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle can influence the proportion of
infected animals that are diagnosed by ante-mortem tests in routine bovine tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the effectiveness of badger vaccination combined with cattle test-and-removal in managing Bovine Tuberculosis: Insights from a two-host and multi …

Y Chang, S Widgren, MCM de Jong, JA Tratalos… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has a complex infection ecology and is difficult to control in many
countries, including Ireland. For many years, the Irish national bTB eradication programme …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of the animal tuberculosis multi-host community offers insights for control

N Santos, C Richomme, T Nunes, J Vicente, PC Alves… - Pathogens, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-host zoonotic disease whose prevalence in cattle herds
in Europe has been increasing, despite a huge investment in eradication. The composition …

Diagnostic accuracy of the Enferplex Bovine Tuberculosis antibody test in cattle sera

A O'Brien, J Clarke, A Hayton, A Adler, K Cutler… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease of worldwide economic, zoonotic and
welfare importance caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis infection. Current regulatory …

Analysis of the impact of badger culling on bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the high‐risk area of England, 2009–2020

TES Langton, MW Jones, I McGill - Veterinary Record, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Since 2013, badger culling has been part of the UK Government's strategy for
controlling bovine tuberculosis (bTB) within a high‐risk area (HRA) in England. Government …

Serological test performance for bovine tuberculosis in cattle from herds with evidence of on-going infection in Northern Ireland

L McCallan, C Brooks, C Barry, C Couzens, FJ Young… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
The ability to accurately identify infected hosts is the cornerstone of effective disease control
and eradication programs. In the case of bovine tuberculosis, accurately identifying infected …

Assessing the impact of various tuberculin PPD brands on bovine tuberculosis diagnosis

G Echeverría, MJ Zumárraga, F Proaño-Pérez… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Although several brands of tuberculin purified protein derivatives (PPDs) are available for
diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (bTB), comparative studies to determine their diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of an optimal ELISA cut-off for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs using Bayesian latent class modelling of data from multiple …

A Olsen, HV Nielsen, L Alban, H Houe… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs is commonly diagnosed using serological tests that
detect IgG antibodies targeted against the parasite. Such tests include enzyme-linked …

Bovine tuberculosis visible lesions in cattle culled during herd breakdowns: the effects of individual characteristics, trade movement and co-infection

AW Byrne, J Graham, C Brown, A Donaghy… - BMC Veterinary …, 2017‏ - Springer
Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains a
significant problem for livestock industries in many countries worldwide including Northern …