Detection of tuberculosis in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) using a supplementary Monkey Interferon Gamma Releasing Assay (mIGRA)

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 16759
• Main Authors: Warit, S., Billamas, P., Makhao, N., Jaitrong, S., Juthayothin, T., Yindeeyoungyeon, W., Dokladda, K., Smittipat, N., Kemthong, T., Meesawat, S., Kongsombat, N., Kraitat, C., Prammananan, T., Palaga, T., Chaiprasert, A., Malaivijitnond, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.10.2020
• Subjects: 631/326; 631/326/2521; Animals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Interferon-gamma Release Tests - veterinary; Latent Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Latent Tuberculosis - veterinary; Macaca fascicularis; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Tuberculin Test - veterinary; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - veterinary

Cynomolgus monkeys ( Macaca fascicularis ; MF) are commonly used as nonhuman primate models for pharmaceutical product testing. In their habitat range, monkeys have close contact with humans, allowing the possibility of bidirectional transmission of tuberculosis (TB) between the two species. Althoug...