Detection of paratuberculosis in dairy cows from southern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Bovine paratuberculosis causes chronic, incurable diarrhea and weight loss, resulting in decreased cattle production. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), an obligate intracellular mycobactin-dependent mycobacterium that replicates slowly in the host...

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Main Authors: Diorges H. Setim, Carlos Bondan, Caroline C. Cortese, Jéssica C. Peretti, Fernanda L. Facioli, Ricardo Zanella, Márcio M. Costa, Adriana C. da Motta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2023-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2023000100218&tlng=en