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Within-farm transmission of bovine paratuberculosis: recent developments.

Journal:
The veterinary quarterly
Year:
2012
Authors:
Eisenberg, Susanne W F et al.
Affiliation:
Department of Farm Animal Health · Netherlands

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis is the causative agent of paratuberculosis in cattle which causes a chronic infection of the small intestine. Since the transmission is only partly understood current control programs have been able to only decrease prevalence but not to eradicate disease from a herd. Unknown and therefore uncontrolled routes of transmission were suggested and infective bioaerosols were hypothesized as a potential candidate. This review gives an overview concerning disease transmission and focuses on consequences of bioaerosols on the within-herd transmission of paratuberculosis.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22339208/