BCG vaccination failed to protect yearling African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) against experimental intratonsilar challenge with Mycobacterium bovis

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 84-92

  de Klerk, Lin Mari ^a   Michel, Anita L ^b   Bengis, Roy G ^c   Kriek, Nicolaas P J ^d   Godfroid, Jacques ^d  

^a State Veterinary Office Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c State Veterinarian   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African buffalo (Syncerus caffer); BCG vaccine; Bovine tuberculosis; Kruger National Park (KNP); Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BCG VACCINATION; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SYNCERUS CAFFER; THORACIC CAVITY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

BOVINAE; BUBALUS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 77955557751     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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