Unveiling the Mysteries of Mycobacterium bovis

<p>90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>98%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>65%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has a protective effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prevent infection via wildlife route</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the 1980s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>£30,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Eradication Strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contiguous testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Risk-based trading</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Other strains of mycobacteria, not M.bovis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Around 30,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>£34,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>£20,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>£14,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>£500 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mid 80s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Focus on biosecurity and increased industry ownership</li> <li>Strategies to increase test sensitivity</li> <li>Research into cattle vaccines and tests (DIVA/bulk milk tests)</li> <li>Genetic resistance in cattle</li> <li>Risk based trading – microchips/mandatory post movement testing/reduction in compensation paid to farmers</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Increase test sensitivity/movement restrictions</li> <li>Accelerate work on bTB cattle vaccine</li> <li>Phase out intensive badger culling and increase vaccination</li> <li>Incentivizing uptake on effective biosecurity</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>2 injections (avian and bovine tuberculin)</li> <li>Clear, inconclusive, reactor</li> <li>Standard/severe interpretation</li> <li>Specificity = 99.98%</li> <li>Sensitivity = 50-80%</li> <li>Far more likely to get false negatives than false positives</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>IFN gamma testing used in addition to skin testing in some breakdown herds</li> <li>Specificity = 96.5%</li> <li>Sensitivity = 90%</li> <li>More likely to get false positives than false negatives</li> <li>Antibody test occasionally used as a third line test</li> <li>Specificity = 98%</li> <li>Sensitivity = 65%</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>All cattle are inspected, but reactors/cattle from restricted herds have more detailed inspection</li> <li>Approx. 60% of skin test reactors have no visible lesions at PM – due to insensitivity of this as a diagnostic technique</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Frequency and sensitivity</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Badgers and cattle</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Cattle movements</li> <li>Risk based trading</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers