UID:
almahu_9949205261302882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages) :
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illustrations, maps, charts
ISBN:
9781786391537
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9781786391544
Content:
This 269-paged book on Bovine Tubeculosis covers all aspects of Mycobacterium bovis biology and infection: epidemiological, pathological, microbiological, genomic and immunological together with a comparative approach to the different control schemes being undertaken in different countries. It has 16 chapters that focused on the following (chapters 1-16): Bovine Tuberculosis: worldwide picture; Mycobacterium bovis as the causal agent of human tuberculosis: public health implications; economics of bovine tuberculosis: a one health issue; the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle; Mycobacterium bovis molecular typing and surveillance; bovine tuberculosis in other domestic species; role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis; molecular virulence mechanisms of Mycobacterium bovis; the pathology and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis infection; innate immune response in bovine tuberculosis; adaptive immunity; immunological diagnosis; biomarkers in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infections; vaccination of domestic and wild animals against tuberculosis; managing bovine tuberculosis: successes and issues; and perspectives on global bovine tuberculosis control.
Note:
Bovine Tuberculosis: Worldwide Picture / Lina Awada, Paolo Tizzani, Elisabeth Erlacher-Vindel, Simona Forcella and Paula Caceres -- Mycobacterium bovis as the Causal Agent of Human Tuberculosis: Public Health Implications / Francisco Olea-Popelka, Anna S. Dean, Adrian Muwonge, Alejandro Perera, Mario Raviglione and Paula I. Fujiwara -- Economics of Bovine Tuberculosis: A One Health Issue / Hind Yahyaoui Azami and Jakob Zinsstag -- The Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Cattle / Andrew J.K. Conlan and James L.N. Wood -- Mycobacterium bovis Molecular Typing and Surveillance / Robin A. Skuce, Andrew W. Byrne, Angela Lahuerta-Marin and Adrian Allen -- Bovine Tuberculosis in Other Domestic Species / Anita L. Michel -- Role of Wildlife in the Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis / Naomi J. Fox, Paul A. Barrow and Michael R. Hutchings -- Molecular Virulence Mechanisms of Mycobacterium bovis / Alicia Smyth and Stephen V. Gordon -- The Pathology and Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection / Francisco J. Salguero -- Innate Immune Response in Bovine Tuberculosis / Jacobo Carrisoza-Urbina, Xiangmei Zhou and José A. Gutiérrez-Pabello -- Adaptive Immunity / Jayne Hope and Dirk Werling -- Immunological Diagnosis / Ray Waters and Martin Vordermeier -- Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infections / Sylvia I. Wanzala and Srinand Sreevatsan -- Vaccination of Domestic and Wild Animals Against Tuberculosis / Bryce M. Buddle, Natalie A. Parlane, Mark A. Chambers and Christian Gortázar -- Managing Bovine Tuberculosis: Successes and Issues / Paul Livingstone and Nick Hancox -- Perspectives on Global Bovine Tuberculosis Control / Francisco Olea-Popelka, Mark A. Chambers, Stephen Gordon and Paul Barrow.
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Also available in print format.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Bovine tuberculosis. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA, USA : CABI, [2018] ISBN 9781786391520 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Language:
English
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