Background The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity (Se) and specificity
(Sp) of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) screening tests including a single intradermal tuberculin …

Test-and-slaughter strategies have been the basis of bovine tuberculosis (BT) eradication
programs worldwide; however, eradication efforts have not succeeded in certain regions …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused primarily by M ycobacterium bovis continues to cause
significant losses in the cattle industry and is a major public health problem. Despite its …

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is endemic in Kuwait; cattle identified as TB-positive using the
caudal fold test (CFT) are culled. We used a Bayesian approach to estimate the sensitivity …

Accuracy of new or alternative diagnostic tests is typically estimated in relation to a well-
standardized reference test referred to as a gold standard. However, for bovine tuberculosis …

Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), is a worldwide disease caused by Mycobacterium
bovis (M. bovis). The success of bTB eradication and control programs is based on early …

Diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in cattle is challenging due to complex immune host
response to infection that limit the performance of available diagnostic tests. In this study …

Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle is a global health problem and eradication of the disease
requires accurate estimates of diagnostic test performance to optimize their efficiency. The …

In Spain, the national bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication program is based on yearly skin
testing of every≥ 6 weeks old animal using the single or comparative tuberculin test and …

Abstract In the European Union, the recommended ante-mortem diagnostic methods for
bovine tuberculosis (bTB) include the single intradermal cervical comparative tuberculin …