The ongoing coronavirus disease 19s pandemic has yet again demonstrated the importance
of the human-animal interface in the emergence of zoonotic diseases, and in particular the …

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) continues to be an intractable problem in many countries,
particularly where “test and slaughter” policies cannot be implemented or where wildlife …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-host zoonotic disease whose prevalence in cattle herds
in Europe has been increasing, despite a huge investment in eradication. The composition …

Although control measures to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle have been
successful in many parts of Europe, this disease has not been eradicated in areas where …

Vaccination with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) constituted a major advance in the
prevention of human tuberculosis (TB) in the beginning of the past century. BCG has also a …

Animal tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTC), is a zoonotic disease of global concern, and has a wide variety of wild and domestic …

Attaining and maintaining the Official Tuberculosis Free status continues to be a challenge
when several domestic and wild hosts contribute to the maintenance of the Mycobacterium …

Background Serum antibody detection has potential as a complementary diagnostic tool in
animal tuberculosis (TB) control, particularly in multi-host systems. The objective of the …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a severe zoonotic disease that has major impacts on both
health and the economy, and which has been subjected to specific eradication programmes …