Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

R Whittington, K Donat, MF Weber, D Kelton… - BMC veterinary …, 2019 - Springer
Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic …

Bovine respiratory disease diagnosis: What progress has been made in clinical diagnosis?

S Buczinski, B Pardon - Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal …, 2020 - vetfood.theclinics.com
Accurate diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an ongoing challenge that
impairs the ability to optimally treat and prevent BRD. This article focuses on the clinical …

Updated estimates suggest a much higher prevalence of arthritis in United States adults than previous ones

SR Jafarzadeh, DT Felson - Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective National estimates of arthritis prevalence rely on a single survey question about
doctor‐diagnosed arthritis without using survey information on joint symptoms, even though …

Modelling for policy: the five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium

MR Behrend, MG Basáñez, JID Hamley… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) thrive mainly among the poorest populations of the
world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set ambitious targets for eliminating much …

Diagnostic accuracy estimates for COVID-19 real-time polymerase chain reaction and lateral flow immunoassay tests with bayesian latent-class models

P Kostoulas, P Eusebi, S Hartnack - American journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Our objective was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of real-time polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) and lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) tests for coronavirus disease 2019 …

The detection dogs test is more sensitive than real-time PCR in screening for SARS-CoV-2

M Hag-Ali, AS AlShamsi, L Boeijen… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
In January 2020, the coronavirus disease was declared, by the World Health Organization
as a global public health emergency. Recommendations from the WHO COVID Emergency …

Gold standards are out and Bayes is in: Implementing the cure for imperfect reference tests in diagnostic accuracy studies

WO Johnson, G Jones, IA Gardner - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Bayesian mixture models, often termed latent class models, allow users to estimate the
diagnostic accuracy of tests and true prevalence in one or more populations when the …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of the most widely used serological tests for a harmonized diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic pigs

NM López-Ureña, R Calero-Bernal… - Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intake of Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts through raw or undercooked pork meat is one
of the main infection sources for humans. Thus, surveillance is recommended to control and …

Case definition terminology for paratuberculosis (Johne's disease)

RJ Whittington, DJ Begg, K De Silva, AC Purdie… - BMC veterinary …, 2017 - Springer
Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) is an economically significant condition caused by
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. However, difficulties in diagnosis and …

Comparison of tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage cytology in 154 horses with and without respiratory signs in a referral hospital over 2009− 2015

H Rossi, AM Virtala, M Raekallio… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Most equine lower respiratory diseases present as increased airway neutrophilia, which can
be detected in tracheal wash (TW) or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology samples …