Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Animals and Humans, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Charles O. Thoen (Chair and Professor of the Dept of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University); Editor: James H. Steele (University of Texas - Houston); Editor: Michael J. Gilsd

• ISBN13: 9780470344156
• ISBN10: 0470344156
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Written by tuberculosis specialists from around the world, Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Animals and Humans, Second Edition remains the most comprehensive collection of timely information regarding Mycobacterium bovis in any single source. This international reference includes the most current information on mechanisms of virulence of tubercle bacilli and immunologic and biochemical responses of the host involved in resistance. The book includes information on the diagnosis and application of the latest molecular techniques in epidemiologic investigations. Included are chapters on the economic impact of outbreaks of M. bovis in alternate species on control programs in domestic animals. There are also contributions by representatives of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, PAHO of the World Health Organization, The Centers for Disease Control, and The University of Texas Health Center.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Introduction

Public Health Significance of M. Bovis

Human TB due to M. bovis in Latin America and the Carribean

Pathogenesis

Epidemiology

Diagnosis Tests for Bovine Tuberculosis

Molecular Techniques: Applications in Epidemiologic Studies

PCR Detection of M. Tuberculosis Complex in Formalin Fixed Tissues

Economics of Bovine Tuberculosis

A Tuberculosis Outbreak in Farmed Deer in Sweden and its Economic Consequences

Benefit and Cost Assessment of the U. S. Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program

The Fall and Rise of Bovine Tuberculosis in Great Britain

Economic Significance of Bovine Tuberculosis in Italy and Impact of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Wild Swine

The Impact of Wildlife Reservoirs on M. bovis on Programs for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Cattle in Ireland

Control and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in Central Europe

Bovine Tuberculosis in Latin American and the Carribean

The Status of Mycobacterium Bovis in India

Bovine Tuberculosis in Russia and the Former States of the Soviet Union

Mycobacterium Bovis in Africa

Current Challenges and Impacts to the U.S. National Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program

Impact of Bovine Tuberculosis in Wildlife on a National Eradication Program (Canada)

The Bovine Tuerculosis Program in South Africa

Bovine Tuberculosis in China

Mycobacterium Bovis infections in Cattles in Germany

Tuberculosis in Captive Wild Animals

Tuberculosis in Fur Seals and Sea Lions Caused by Mycobacterium pinnipedii

Tuberculosis in Non-human Primates

DNA Vaccines Against Tuberculosis

Bovine Tuberculosis: Environmental Public Health Preparedness Considerations for the Future

Index

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