Comparison of tuberculin activity using the interferon-γ assay for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 322-326

  Schiller, I ^a   Vordermeier, H M ^b   Waters, W R ^c   Kyburz, A ^a   Cagiola, M ^d   Whelan, A ^b   Palmer, M V ^c   Thacker, T C ^c   Meijlis, J ^e   Carter, C ^f   Gordon, S ^g   Egnuni, T ^b   Hardegger, R ^a   Marg Haufe, B ^a   Raeber, A ^a   Oesch, B ^a  

^a Prionics AG   (Switzerland)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^e Lelystad Biologicals BV   (Netherlands)

^f Asure Quality Auckland Laboratory   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUBERCULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 78049448061     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c3403     Document Type: Article

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