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ArticleVeterinary research2015

Longitudinal data collection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis infections in dairy herds: the value of precise field data.

Ynte H Schukken, Robert H Whitlock, Dave Wolfgang, Yrjo Grohn, Annabelle Beaver, JoAnn VanKessel, Mike Zurakowski, Rebecca Mitchell

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Article in Veterinary research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ynte H SchukkenDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. y.schukken@gdanimalhealth.com.
Robert H WhitlockNew Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA, USA. rhw@vet.upenn.edu.
Dave WolfgangDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA, 16801, USA. drw12@psu.edu.
Yrjo GrohnDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. ytg1@cornell.edu.
Annabelle BeaverDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. ab2368@cornell.edu.
JoAnn VanKesselAgricultural Research Services, USDA, Baltimore, MD, USA. joann.vankessel@ars.usda.gov.
Mike ZurakowskiDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. mjz6@cornell.edu.
Rebecca MitchellDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. rmm257@gmail.com.
Cornell University · USAgricultural Research Service · USGenesis HealthCare · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Longitudinal infection data on Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) was collected on three dairy farms in Northeastern United States during approximately 10 years. Precise data on animal characteristics and animal location within farm were collected on these farms. Cows were followed over time with regard to MAP status during biannual fecal and serum sampling and quarterly serum sampling. Approximately 13 000 serum samples, 6500 fecal samples and 2000 tissue samples were collected during these years. Prevalence of positive samples was 1.4% for serological samples, 2.2% in fecal samples and 16.7% in tissue samples. Infection dynamics of MAP was studied and resulted in a number of potential changes in our understanding of MAP infection dynamics. First, a high prevalence of MAP infection was observed in these herds due to lifetime follow up of cows, including slaughter. Second, two distinctly different infection patterns were observed, so called non-progressors and progressors. Non-progressors were characterized by intermittent and low shedding of MAP bacteria and a virtual absence of a humoral immune response. Progressors were characterized by continuous and progressive shedding and a clearly detectable and progressive humoral immune response. Strain typing of MAP isolates on the three farms identified on two of three farms a dominant strain type, indicating that some strains are more successful in terms of transmission and infection progression. Continuous high quality longitudinal data collection turned out to be an essential tool in our understanding of pathobiology and epidemiology of MAP infections in dairy herds.

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AnimalsBacterial SheddingCattleCattle DiseasesDairyingEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFecesFemaleLongitudinal StudiesMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisNew YorkParatuberculosisPennsylvaniaPrevalenceVermont

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PMID26092492
PMCPMC4474331
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