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Shedding of Mycobacterium bovis in the nasal mucus of cattle infected experimentally with tuberculosis by the intranasal and intratracheal routes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16284329     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Four groups of six calves were infected experimentally with either a low dose of approximately 10(4) colony-forming units (cfu) or a high dose of approximately 10(6) cfu of Mycobacterium bovis. Each dose was delivered by the intranasal and intratracheal routes. More severe disease was observed in the groups inoculated with the high dose. Visible lesions were identified in 21 of the 24 animals, all of which also gave positive skin tests and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) responses. Nasal shedding was detected in 15 of the 24 animals and the frequency of shedding was influenced by both the route and the dose of infection; no shedding was observed in the group infected intratracheally with the low dose. Two of the 15 confirmed shedders had no visible lesions at postmortem examination; both of these calves gave IFN-gamma responses but only one was skin test positive.
Authors:
T McCorry; A O Whelan; M D Welsh; J McNair; E Walton; D G Bryson; R G Hewinson; H M Vordermeier; J M Pollock
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Veterinary record     Volume:  157     ISSN:  0042-4900     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet. Rec.     Publication Date:  2005 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-11-14     Completed Date:  2005-12-19     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0031164     Medline TA:  Vet Rec     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  613-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, Queen's University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Intranasal
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Cattle
Colony Count, Microbial
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary
Interferon-gamma / blood
Mycobacterium bovis / pathogenicity*
Nasal Mucosa / microbiology
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Tests / veterinary
Trachea
Tuberculosis, Bovine / immunology,  microbiology*,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Vet Rec. 2005 Dec 24-31;157(26):849

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