Seroprevalence and epidemiological characteristics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis on 114 cattle farms in south west England

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 102-109

  Woodbine, Kerry A ^a   Schukken, Ynte H ^b   Green, Laura E ^a   Ramirez Villaescusa, Ana ^a   Mason, Sam ^a   Moore, Stephen J ^a   Bilbao, Christine ^a   Swann, Natalie ^a   Medley, Graham F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Johne's disease; Longitudinal study; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP); Paratuberculosis; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENGLAND; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 63249130268     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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