Development and evaluation of an interferon gamma assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in red deer experimentally infected with Mycobacterium bovis
Abstract Background Red deer (Cervus elaphus) is regarded as an epidemiologically relevant host for Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and closely related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that cause animal tuberculosis (TB). The standard antemortem screening test for the detection of TB...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1262-6 |