Tuberculosis outbreak in a dromedary racing herd and rapid serological detection of infected camels

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Wernery, U ^a   Kinne, J ^a   Jahans, K L ^b   Vordermeier, H M ^b   Esfandiari, J ^c   Greenwald, R ^c   Johnson, B ^a   Ul Haq, A ^d   Lyashchenko, K P ^c  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^d Camel Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Camel; Mycobacterium bovis; Serology; Skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIANTIGEN PRINT IMMUNOASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; RAPID TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CAMELS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 34247193583     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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