Detection of caprine paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in pre- and post-vaccinated herds: morphological diagnosis, lesion grading, and bacterial identification

Samples from the mesenteric lymph nodes (MS LNs) and ileocecal valves (ICV) of 105 goats, comprising 61 non-vaccinated and 44 vaccinated against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), were collected at slaughter from a farm with a confirmed history of paratuberculosis (PTB). These go...

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Main Authors: Elena Plamenova Stefanova, Eva Sierra, Antonio Fernández, Oscar Quesada-Canales, Yania Paz-Sánchez, Ana Colom-Rivero, Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, Pedro Herráez, Lucas Domínguez, Javier Bezos, Marta Pérez-Sancho, Inmaculada Moreno, María A. Risalde, Marisa Andrada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1395928/full