Treatment of clinical paratuberculosis in cattle.
Paratuberculosis is a chronic, fatal condition that is usually clinically undetectable until the onset of copious diarrhea. Paratuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Successful eradication of paratuberculosis depends on the early detection of infected animals, allowing removal of carrier animals from the herd. Treatment for paratuberculosis is therefore rarely indicated or undertaken. Treatment may, however, be considered in ruminants of exceptional genetic value or in companion animals.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
D000818:Animals; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents