Introduction and objective: One of the main health threats to the endangered European bison (Bison bonsasus) is bovine tuberculosis, the pathogenesis of which in this species is not fully known. The aim of the study was ...

Introduction and objective. In recent years, bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has become one of the major health hazards facing the European bison (EB, Bison bonasus), a vulnerable species that requires active protection, including ...

Although Poland is officially tuberculosis (TB) free, meaning that less than 0.1% of her cattle herd is TB-positive, the problem of bovine TB in Poland may be re-emerging: its presence has recently been confirmed in domestic ...

Background: This study aimed to characterize recent Mycobacterium bovis/M. caprae isolates from Bulgaria by whole‑ genome sequencing (WGS) to gain a first insight into their molecular diversity, transmission, and position ...

Introduction and objective. One of the main health threats to the endangered European bison (Bison bonsasus) is bovine tuberculosis, the pathogenesis of which in this species is not fully known. The aim of the study was ...

Animal tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease caused by acid fast organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Tuberculosis in cattle and other animal species is mainly caused by Mycobacterium bovis ...

Despite the threat posed by tuberculosis (TB) to the protected European bison (Bison bonasus), no validated TB tests exist for this species. This pilot study evaluates two tests based on detecting cellular immunity for ...