OIE project to replace International Standard Bovine Tuberculin
OIE Bulletin publish this article
January 1st, 2019
Gifford G., Alonso B., Boschiroli ML., Caminiti A., Capsel R., Edwards S., Hewinson G., Ho MM., de Juan L., Koets A., Van der Goot J., Vordermeier M. and Forcella S.
An OIE ad hoc Group of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) experts is coordinating a project to evaluate, calibrate and validate a replacement for the OIE’s International Standard Bovine Tuberculin (ISBT). The ISBT is used as a reference standard for quality control tests for purified protein derivative (PPD) bovine tuberculins that are used in bTB surveillance, diagnosis and export certification. The current reference standard was produced in 1986 and is becoming depleted, so it must be replaced
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