Bovine tuberculosis: Effect of the tuberculin skin test on in vitro interferon gamma responses

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Schiller, Irene ^a   Vordermeier, H Martin ^b   Waters, W Ray ^c   Whelan, Adam O ^b   Coad, Michael ^b   Gormley, Eamonn ^d   Buddle, Bryce M ^e   Palmer, Mitchell ^c   Thacker, Tyler ^c   McNair, Jim ^f   Welsh, Michael ^f   Hewinson, R Glyn ^b   Oesch, Bruno ^g  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^f AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g Malcisbo AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Caudal fold test; Comparative cervical test; Interferon gamma assay; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CAUDAL FOLD TEST; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE CERVICAL TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 77953610922     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.02.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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