Diagnosis of tuberculosis in wildlife: a systematic review

J Thomas, A Balseiro, C Gortázar, MA Risalde - Veterinary Research, 2021 - Springer
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-host disease caused by members of the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex (MTC). Due to its impact on economy, sanitary standards of milk and …

Wildlife and paratuberculosis: a review

T Carta, J Álvarez, JMP de la Lastra… - Research in veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Paratuberculosis (PTB) is an infectious granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium
avium paratuberculosis (MAP) causing significant economic losses in livestock. However …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of herd management, biosecurity, and environmental factors to the risk of bovine tuberculosis in a historically low prevalence region

P Pozo, J Isla, A Asiain, D Navarro, C Gortázar - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in certain historically low-prevalence regions
remains elusive. A complete characterisation of the husbandry practices, biosecurity, and …

Mycobacterial Interspersed Repeat Unit–Variable Number Tandem Repeat Ty** of Mycobacterium avium Strains Isolated from the Lymph Nodes of Free-Living …

B Orłowska, M Majchrzak, A Didkowska, K Anusz… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms, of which some, especially
those of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), may be opportunistic animal and human …

[HTML][HTML] Is serology a realistic approach for monitoring red deer tuberculosis in the field?

E Ferreras-Colino, I Moreno, MC Arnal… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic mycobacterial infection with great importance in human
health, animal production, and wildlife conservation. Although an ambitious eradication …

A new test to detect antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in red deer serum

J Thomas, JA Infantes-Lorenzo, I Moreno… - The Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) farming is a growing economic activity worldwide. However, the
capacity of this species to act as reservoir of animal tuberculosis (TB) poses a threat to other …

Development and evaluation of an interferon gamma assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in red deer experimentally infected with Mycobacterium bovis

MÁ Risalde, J Thomas, I Sevilla, M Serrano… - BMC veterinary …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Red deer (Cervus elaphus) is regarded as an epidemiologically
relevant host for Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and closely related members of the …

Oral administration of heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis reduces the response of farmed red deer to avian and bovine tuberculin

V López, D González-Barrio, JF Lima-Barbero… - Veterinary Immunology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Orally delivered mycobacterial antigens may not sensitize the immunized animals causing a
positive tuberculin skin test response. As the first step to address this critical issue, we …

Effects of repeated comparative intradermal tuberculin testing on test results: a longitudinal study in TB-free red deer

A Che-Amat, MÁ Risalde, D González-Barrio… - BMC Veterinary …, 2016 - Springer
Background Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) is
challenging and might require combining cellular and humoral diagnostic tests. Repeated …

[HTML][HTML] Early antibody responses to lipid antigens in red deer infected with Mycobacterium bovis

PS Mason, MA Risalde, C Gortázar, JM Garrido… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The problem: Early and rapid diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis remains an issue of great
interest. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of synthetic lipid antigens for …