Paratuberculosis: Organism, Disease, Control PDF. Paratuberculosis, also referred to as Johne’s disease, affects cattle, goats, sheep, buffalo, deer and other ruminants. It is common worldwide and responsible for significant economic losses in the dairy industry. Recent advances in detection, vaccination and microbial genetics make this a timely book that examines the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control. It also addresses the link between paratuberculosis in the food chain and human health implications, including Crohn’s disease. This authoritative text is an essential resource for large animal veterinarians, livestock industry personnel and those involved in the dairy and meat industries, as well as microbiologists, researchers and students in these fields.
Table of Contents
1. Epidemiology, Global Prevalence and Economics of Infection
2. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Animal-Derived Foods and the Environment
3. Paratuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease
4. Genetics of Host Susceptibility to Paratuberculosis
5. Mycobacterium avium Complex
6. Comparative Genomics and Genomic Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strains
7. Molecular Genetics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
8. Proteins and Antigens of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
9. Host-Pathogen Interactions and Intracellular Survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
10. Drug Susceptibility Testing and Antimicrobial Resistance in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
11. Paratuberculosis in Cattle
12. Paratuberculosis in Sheep
13. Paratuberculosis in Goats
14. Paratuberculosis in Deer, Camelids and Other Ruminants
15. Infection of Non-Ruminant Wildlife by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
16. Experimental Animal Models of Paratuberculosis
17. Immunology of Paratuberculosis Infection and Disease
18. Cultivation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
