Is serological monitoring a fit-for-purpose tool to assess the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the sylvatic species of European bison (Bison bonasus ) in Poland?
Data publikacji: 30 lip 2022
Zakres stron: 333 - 344
Otrzymano: 14 mar 2022
Przyjęty: 12 lip 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0038
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Introduction
Bovine tuberculosis is one of the most dangerous zoonotic diseases. Despite the near-complete elimination of the disease from cattle breeding in Poland achieved in 2009, its re-emergence is now observed. Globally, the number of human cases is underestimated and the importance of free-living animals as reservoirs of tuberculosis is growing. As a species highly susceptible to
Material and Methods
A total of 460 serum samples were collected from 436 European bison from 15 out of 26 national populations between 2013 and 2020. An
Results
Conclusion
ELISA testing is an effective, easy and cost-efficient tool for monitoring of tuberculosis-naïve populations. Serological testing in tuberculosis control programmes can significantly improve the detection of infected herds. Antibody ELISAs may supplement TST and IGRA, but cannot replace them.