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Pathological Features and Genotyping of Mycobacterium avium sub spp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in Small Ruminants in Saudi Arabia.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 27 Mar 2026
Albaqshi Hassan, Hamouda Mahmoud, Aljasem Yahya, Karam Reham, Al Hizab Fahad A
Abstract excerpt
Johne's disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is endemic in Saudi Arabia and contributes to substantial production losses in small-ruminant herds. This study investigated MAP infection in 388 locally raised small ruminants (151 sheep and 237 goats) using IS900 real-time PCR (qPCR) on fecal samples and indirect ELISA on serum samples. Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining and pathological...
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