Mycobacterium bovis infection in animals and humans / / [edited by] Charles O. Thoen, James H. Steele, Michael J. Gilsdorf

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.995
• Soggetto topico: Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis in cattle; Mycobacterium bovis; AIDS (Disease) - Complications
• Altri autori: ThoenCharles O SteeleJames H GilsdorfMichael J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Public Health Significance of M. bovis; 3 Human Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium bovis in Latin America and the Caribbean; 4 Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis; 5 Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis; 6 Diagnostic Tests for Bovine Tuberculosis; 7 Molecular Techniques: Applications in Epidemiologic Studies; 8 Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Mycobacteria tuberculosis Complex in Formalin Fixed Tissues; 9 Economics of Bovine Tuberculosis; 10 A Tuberculosis Outbreak in Farmed Deer in Sweden and Its Economic Consequences ; 11 Benefit and Cost Assessment of the U.S. Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program12 The Fall and Rise of Bovine Tuberculosis in Great Britain; 13 Economic Significance of Bovine Tuberculosis in Italy and Effect of M. bovis Infection in Wild Swine; 14 The Effect of Wildlife Reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis on Programs for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Cattle in Ireland; 15 Control and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in Central Europe; 16 Bovine Tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean; 17 The Status of Mycobacterium bovis in India ; 18 Bovine Tuberculosis in Russia and the Former States of the Soviet Union19 Mycobacterium bovis in Africa; 20 Current Challenges to and Impacts on the U.S. National Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program: Mycobacterium bovis Outbreaks in Alternative Species and Surveillance Performance; 21 Effect of Bovine Tuberculosis in Wildlife on a National Eradication Program-Canada; 22 Bovine Tuberculosis Program in South Africa: The Impact of M. bovis-infected Wild Species; 23 Bovine Tuberculosis in China; 24 Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Cattle in Germany ; 25 Tuberculosis in Captive Exotic Animals26 Tuberculosis in Fur Seals and Sea Lions Caused by Mycobacterium pinnipedii; 27 Tuberculosis in Nonhuman Primates with an Emphasis on Mycobacterium bovis; 28 DNA Vaccines Against Tuberculosis; 29 Bovine Tuberculosis: Environmental Public Health Preparedness Considerations for the Future; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by tuberculosis specialists from around the world, Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Animals and Humans, Second Edition remains the most comprehensive collection of timely information regarding Mycobacterium bovis in any single source.The chapters are organized for quick access to well-indexed topics, and extensive reference lists are included to aid infectious disease specialists, regulatory officials, diagnosticians, researchers or public health workers interested in M bovis.This international reference includes the most current information on mechanisms of virulence o
• Titolo autorizzato: Mycobacterium bovis infection in animals and humans
• ISBN: 1-282-29096-7; 9786612290961; 0-470-34453-9; 0-470-34415-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144842203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II