Investigation article published in Journal of Comparative Pathology

January 1^st, 2012

A caprine tuberculosis eradication programme based on the comparative tuberculin skin test is being implemented in the southeast of Spain. Although initial progress was promising, the programme subsequently stalled. Two observations made were that the presence of paratuberculosis in the flocks and the desensitization caused by repeat tuberculin skin test could lead to a decrease in the skin test sensitivity

Buendia AJ., Navarro JA., Salinas J., Vordermeier M., Aranaz A., Bezos J., Penafiel-Verdu C., Ortega N., Hewinson RG. and Sanchez J.

Diagnosis of Caprine Tuberculosis using ESAT-6/CFP-10 Peptides in Persistenly Infected Herds

	Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Murcia (UM).
	Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
	Servicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).