Defined Antigen Skin Test for Bovine Tuberculosis Retains Specificity on Revaccination With Bacillus Calmette–Guérin

Defined Antigen Skin Test for Bovine Tuberculosis Retains Specificity on Revaccination With Bacillus Calmette–Guérin

The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination provides partial protection against, and reduces severity of pathological lesions associated with bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. Accumulating evidence also suggests that revaccination with BCG may be needed to enhance the duration of immune protec...

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Main Authors: Saraswathi Subramanian, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Kathiravan Ramaiyan Selvaraju, Priyadharshini Michael Vinoli, Suganya Selladurai, Boominathan Ramasamy, Karthik Kumaragurubaran, Douwe Bakker, Martin Vordermeier, Vivek Kapur, Dhinakar Raj Gopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine
DST
specificity
DIVA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.814227/full

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