title: A high-morbidity outbreak of Johne's disease in game-ranched elk.
abstract: Following an outbreak of Johne's disease on an elk farm in northern Alberta, Canada, fecal culture, fecal polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests were performed on individual animals. The magnitude of the outbreak is described and the challenges associated with poor test agreement, as well as herd management options, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: Taya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forde
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruvot
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Buck
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orsel
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003670:Deer; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial