Can more information be extracted from bovine TB skin test outcomes to inform animal risk management? A retrospective observational animal-level study

AW Byrne, D Barrett, P Breslin, E Ryan - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Continual tailoring of control programmes of endemic pathogens during long-term
eradication campaigns requires detailed analysis of surveillance data to inform evidence …

Assessment of the diagnostic performance of intradermal tuberculin test and post-mortem inspection for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis according to WOAH …

E Vera-Salmoral, JM Sánchez-Carvajal… - Research in Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) constitutes a global challenge for public and animal health with
still some deficiencies regarding its diagnosis. This study aimed to estimate the accuracy of …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of the Intradermal Skin Test in a Test-and-Cull Approach to Control Bovine Tuberculosis: A Pilot Study in Ethiopia

M Lakew, S Srinivasan, B Mesele, A Olani… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the top three high priority livestock diseases in Ethiopia
and hence, the need for evaluation of potential control strategies is critical. Here, we applied …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test

LA Brunton, A Prosser, DU Pfeiffer… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an important animal health issue in many parts of the world. In
England and Wales, the primary test to detect infected animals is the single intradermal …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of the Relative Sensitivity of the Comparative Tuberculin Skin Test in Tuberculous Cattle Herds Subjected to Depopulation

K Karolemeas, R de la Rua-Domenech, R Cooper… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the most serious economic animal health problems
affecting the cattle industry in Great Britain (GB), with incidence in cattle herds increasing …

Investigation of field intradermal tuberculosis test practices performed by veterinarians in France and factors that influence testing

G Crozet, B Dufour, J Rivière - Research in veterinary science, 2019 - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis infection remains at a low but persistent level in French cattle herds and
requires for its surveillance the use of tests with limited sensitivity and specificity. It thus …

Longer-term risk of Mycobacterium bovis in Irish cattle following an inconclusive diagnosis to the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test

TA Clegg, M Good, A Duignan, R Doyle, M Blake… - Preventive veterinary …, 2011 - Elsevier
In Ireland, new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) cases are detected using both field and abattoir
surveillance. During field surveillance, an animal may be deemed a 'standard inconclusive …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential impact of applying a higher sensitivity test to selected cattle populations for the control of bovine tuberculosis in England

MP Romero, YM Chang, LA Brunton, J Parry… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) continues to be the costliest, most complex animal health problem
in England. The effectiveness of the test-and-slaughter policy is hampered by the imperfect …

Modelling the effect of test‐and‐slaughter strategies to control bovine tuberculosis in endemic high prevalence herds

C Picasso‐Risso, J Alvarez… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) prevalence substantially increased over the past two decades
with relatively high impact on large dairy herds, raising the concern of regulatory authorities …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing the sensitivity of tests for bovine TB

GF Medley, LE Green - Veterinary Record, 2013 - Citeseer
The national programme to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) is over 80 years old. After some
great successes and a reduction in incidence of herd breakdowns to less than one per cent …