The early, preclinical stages of bovine TB can be detected in live animals by the use of tests
of cellular immunity (the skin, γ-interferon and lymphocyte transformation tests). Tests of …

Existing strategies for long‐term bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control/eradication campaigns
are being reconsidered in many countries because of the development of new testing …

The strategic use of the gamma-interferon (IFN-γ) assay (Bovigam®) can provide a means
for the early identification of Mycobacterium bovis infected cattle, thus ensuring their removal …

Tuberculosis (TB) is more than 3 million years old thriving in multiple species. Ancestral
Mycobacterium tuberculosis gave rise to multiple strains including Mycobacterium bovis now …

Considerable effort has been devoted to improving the existing diagnostic tests for bovine
tuberculosis (single intradermal comparative tuberculin test [SICTT] and γ-interferon assay [γ …

Efforts to develop a better diagnostic assay for bovine tuberculosis have shown that the
sensitivity and specificity of an assay can be improved by the use of two or more antigens …

The principal surveillance tool used to control bovine tuberculosis in cattle is the removal of
animals that provide a positive response to the tuberculin skin-test. In this study we …

Although tuberculin skin testing has been a hallmark of bovine tuberculosis eradication
campaigns, it lacks sensitivity, can be confounded by exposure to nontuberculous …

The mainstay of tuberculosis diagnosis in cattle and deer has been the tuberculin skin test.
Recent advances have allowed the incorporation of blood based assays to the diagnostic …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease of zoonotic and economic importance. In many
countries, control is based on test and slaughter policies and/or abattoir surveillance. For …