SynthesisEpidemiology and infection2015
The zoonotic potential of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analyses of the evidence.
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- Systematic evaluation and optimization of TaqMan qPCR assays targeting FJournal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and molecular insights of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Sudanese Cattle: implications for control and public health.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025Article
- Paratuberculosis in small ruminants in the Sudan: prevalence and risk factors.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Exploring the association between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection and rheumatoid arthritis: an immunological perspective.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
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- Pesticide use and inflammatory bowel disease in licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Progress in Paratuberculosis Control Programmes for Dairy Herds.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Successful Control ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Advances in understanding the genetic architecture of antibody response to paratuberculosis in sheep by heritability estimate and LDLA mapping analyses and investigation of candidate regions using sequence-based data.Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE · 2024Article
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Abstract
This systematic review-meta-analysis appraises and summarizes all the available research (128 papers) on the zoonotic potential of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis. The latter has been debated for a century due to pathogenic and clinical similarities between Johne's disease in ruminants and Crohn's disease (108 studies) in humans and recently for involvement in other human diseases; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (2), sarcoidosis (3), diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) (7) and type 2 (3), multiple sclerosis (5) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (2). Meta-analytical results indicated a significant positive association, consistently across different laboratory methods for Crohn's disease [odds ratio (OR) range 4·26-8·44], T1DM (OR range 2·91-9·95) and multiple sclerosis (OR range 6·5-7·99). The latter two and the thyroiditis hypothesis require further investigation to confirm the association. Meta-regression of Crohn's disease studies using DNA detection methods indicated that choice of primers and sampling frame (e.g. general population vs. hospital-based sample) explained a significant proportion of heterogeneity. Other epidemiological studies demonstrated a lack of association between high-risk occupations and development of Crohn's disease. Due to knowledge gaps in understanding the role of M. paratuberculosis in the development or progression of human disease, the evidence at present is not strong enough to inform the potential public health impact of M. paratuberculosis exposure.
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