Validity of intradermal tuberculin testing for the screening of bovine tuberculosis in Madagascar

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-238

  Quirin, R ^a,b   Rasolofo, V ^a   Andriambololona, R ^a   Ramboasolo, A ^a   Rasolonavalona, T ^c   Raharisolo, C ^c   Rakotoaritahina, H ^a   Chanteau, S ^c   Boisier, P ^c  

^a Dir des Serv Veterinaires   (Madagascar)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Chronicity; Madagascar; Testing; Tuberculin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MADAGASCAR; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MADAGASCAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0035438417     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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