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Molecular Epidemiology ofMycobacterium aviumsubsp.paratuberculosison Dairy Farms
3 Nov 2015
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the etiological agent of severe chronic intestinal inflammatory disease in ruminants, termed Johne's disease, and can infect many other animal species, including humans. MAP has a long incubation period prior to manifestation of clinical signs including diarrhea, weight loss, and loss of production. MAP has a high prevalence in dairy herds and results in...
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