Effects of repeated comparative intradermal tuberculin testing on test results: a longitudinal study in TB-free red deer

• Published in: BMC veterinary research Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 184
• Main Authors: Che-Amat, Azlan, Risalde, Maria Ángeles, González-Barrio, David, Ortíz, Jose Antonio, Gortázar, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.09.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Animals; antibody formation; birds; blood serum; cattle; Cervus elaphus; Deer; Diagnosis; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary; Genetic aspects; herds; Injections, Intradermal; Longitudinal Studies; mitogens; Physiological aspects; phytohemagglutinin; Phytohemagglutinins - immunology; Seasons; Serologic Tests; Time Factors; Tuberculin; Tuberculin Test - veterinary; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - veterinary; winter; Malaysia; Immune response; Farmed deer; mycobacterial diseases; Temporal variability; Cervus elaphus

Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) is challenging and might require combining cellular and humoral diagnostic tests. Repeated skin-testing with mycobacterial purified protein derivatives (PPDs) might sensitize or desensitize the subjects to both kinds of diagnostic tool...