title: Potential application of new diagnostic methods for controlling bovine tuberculosis in Brazil.
abstract: Bovine tuberculosis, a chronic infection in cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains an economic and public health problem for several countries. Due to its economic impact on international trade, contagious nature, and implications for human health, global programs to eradicate the disease were implemented worldwide. Those programs are based on slaughtering PPD-reactive animals. Despite the National Programs in Brazil, complete eradication has not been achieved, and the disease remains, albeit at a lower prevalence. The central purpose of this review is to address diagnostic tests for tuberculosis. Considering the course of the infection in cattle, at least two tests, ideally complementary to one another, may be necessary for an adequate diagnosis: the first based on the cellular response, and the second capable of identifying anergic animals by detection of specific anti-M.bovis antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bacteriologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense , Niterói, RJ , Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciana Dos Santos
authors.initials: Ldos S
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Carla Dray
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Marassi
authors.forename: Eduardo Eustáquio S
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lilenbaum
keywords: Bovine Tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Mycobacterium bovis
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