Paratuberculosis
Organism, Disease, Control
Published on 29. January 2010
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-1-84593-613-6 (ISBN)
Description
Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne's disease, affects cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the dairy industry. Recent advances in detection, vaccination and microbial genetics make this a timely book that examines the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control. It also addresses the link between paratuberculosis in the food chain and human health implications, including Crohn's disease. This authoritative text is an essential resource for large animal veterinarians, livestock industry personnel and those involved in the dairy and meat industries, as well as microbiologists, researchers and students in these fields.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1040 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-613-6 (9781845936136)
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Persons
Editor
McGill University, Canada
AgResearch, New Zealand
Contributions
Institute for Animal Disease Control, Lelystad, Netherlands
USDA-ARS, USA
University of Calgary, Canada
Unviersity of Nebraska, USA
Utrecht University, Netherlands
National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
St George's Hospital Medical School, London
Michigan State University, USA
Content
1: History of paratuberculosis 2: Global Prevalence and Economics of Infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis in ruminants 3: Epidemiology of Paratuberculosis 4: Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis in animal-derived foods and the environment 5: Paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease 6: Genetics of host susceptibility to paratuberculosis 7: Mycobacterium avium complex 8: Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis genome 9: Molecular genetics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 10: Proteome and antigens of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 11: Host-pathogen interactions and intracellular survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 12: Comparative differences between strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis 13: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and antimicrobial agents 14: Paratuberculosis in Cattle 15: Paratuberculosis in sheep 16: Paratuberculosis in goats 17: Paratuberculosis in deer, camelids and other ruminants 18: Infection of non-ruminant wildlife by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 19: Experimental ruminant models of Paratuberculosis 20: Experimental small animal models of Paratuberculosis 21: Immunology of paratuberculosis infection and disease 22: Cultivation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 23: Diagnosis of paratuberculosis by PCR 24: Immune-based diagnosis of Paratuberculosis 25: Strain characterisation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 26: Paratuberculosis control measures in Europe 27: Paratuberculosis Control in the USA 28: Paratuberculosis control measures in Australia 29: Ruminant aspects of paratuberculosis vaccination 30: Development of new paratuberculosis vaccines"