Bovine Tuberculosis

By: A. Arunachalam and H. A. Bahamonde and L. Borrelli and S. Briggs and G. Caballé and C. Carrasco and S. X. Chang and C. Concha and S. K. Dhyani and F. Dube and C. Dupraz and M. E. Fernández and C. Figueroa and V. Gargaglione and H. E. Garrett and M. A. Gold and Professor Andrew Gordon and J. Gyenge and N. E. Hansen and M. F. Hawke and S. Jose and P. D. Kemp and R. L. Knowles and B. M. Kumar and N. Lamersdorf and G. J. Lawson and M. V. Lencinas and C. E. Lloyd and G. Martínez Pastur and R. Moore and B. Müller-Using and P. Neira and S. Ormaechea and V. P. Papanastasis and X. Peng and P. L. Peri and D. J. Pilbeam and A. Rosati and J. Ruiz-Mirazo and V. Rusch and M. Sarasola and J. M. Schwenke and V. Schwenke and R. Soler and N. B. Stolpe and L. E. Tejera and N. V. Thevathasan and A.R. von Müller and W. Wang and T. Ward and L. Zabek and E. Zagal

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Synopsis: This book is contemporary, topical and global in its approach, and provides an essential, comprehensive treatise on bovine tuberculosis and the bacterium that causes it, Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine tuberculosis remains a major cause of economic loss in cattle industries worldwide, exacerbated in some countries by the presence of a substantial wildlife reservoir. It is a major zoonosis, causing human infection through consumption of unpasteurised milk or by close contact with infected animals. Following a systematic approach, expert international authors cover epidemiology and the global situation; microbial virulence and pathogenesis; host responses to the pathogen; and diagnosis and control of the disease. Aimed at researchers and practising veterinarians, this book is essential for those needing comprehensive information on the pathogen and disease, and offers a summary of key information learned from human tuberculosis research. It will be useful to those studying the infection and for those responsible for controlling the disease.