Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Camelids: Old Problems, Current Solutions and Future Challenges

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Alvarez, J ^a   Bezos, J ^b   De Juan, L ^b   Vordermeier, M ^c   Rodriguez, S ^b   Fernandez de Mera, I G ^a,b   Mateos, A ^b   Dominguez L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camelids; Diagnosis; Serology; Skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIODACTYLA; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; REVIEW; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA PACOS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 84855425196     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01233.x     Document Type: Review

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