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Identification of Immune Parameters To Differentiate Disease States among Sheep Infected withMycobacterium aviumsubsp.paratuberculosis
19 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
Johne's disease, a chronic enteritis of ruminants, is caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Three distinct forms have been observed in sheep: paucibacillary disease (PB), multibacillary disease (MB), and asymptomatic infection (AS). In this study, immune parameters for animals naturally infected with M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis and identified postmortem as having PB, MB, or AS...
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