Evaluation of the performance of cellular and serological diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) herd naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 304-313

  Bezos, Javier ^a   Casal, Carmen ^a   Álvarez, Julio ^a,b   Díez Guerrier, Alberto ^a   Rodríguez Bertos, Antonio ^a   Romero, Beatriz ^a   Rueda, Paloma ^c   López, Lissette ^c   Domínguez, Lucas ^a   De Juan, Lucía ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO RAMÓN Y CAJAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA IRYCIS   (Spain)

^c Inmunologia y Genetica Aplicada SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Diagnosis; Intradermal test; Serology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; VICUGNA PACOS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MPB83 PROTEIN, MYCOBACTERIUM; TUBERCULIN;

ALPACA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROLOGY; SPAIN; TIME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ALPACA; DIAGNOSIS; INTRADERMAL TEST; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84881311802     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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