Immunogenicity and efficacy of an oral live-attenuated vaccine for bovine Johne’s disease

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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), the etiological agent of Johne’s disease (JD) in ruminants, establishes a prolonged and often lifelong enteric infection. The implementation of control measures for bovine JD has faced obstacles due to the considerable expenses involved in disease surveillance and hindered by unreliable and inadequate diagnostic tests, emphasizing the need for an effective...

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