Microbacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans
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Author(s): C. Thoen, J. Steele and M. Gilsdorf
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 0813809193
Format: hardback
329pp
Price: $124.99
Review Date: 11 May 2006
Review: Progress has been made towards the eradication of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis from domestic animals. Even if the disease has been nearly eliminated sporadic outbreaks occur and people with HIV are especially vulnerable. This new edition gives the latest information on the significance of M bovis in the control and eradication of tuberculosis in humans and animals in countries throughout the world. The 29 chapters have been written by international experts and describe mechanisms of virulence of tubercle bacilli and immunologic and biochemical responses of the host involved in the resistance. They include information on the diagnosis and the application of the latest molecular techniques in epidemiologic investigations.