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ArticleWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2025

Field-oriented assessment of bovine tuberculosis in Tunisian cattle: IDR, PCR

Said Jaajaa, Wafa Bouglita, Oussema Khamessi, Ghada Mahjoub, Sana Dhaouadi, Ahmed Rjeb, Kais Ghedira, Hanen Smadhi, Ramzi Boubaker Elandoulsi

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Article in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Said JaajaaISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia.
Wafa BouglitaISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia.
Oussema KhamessiInstitut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia.
Ghada MahjoubInstitut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia.
Sana DhaouadiISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia.
Ahmed RjebNational School of Veterinary Medicine (ENMV), University of Manouba, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
Kais GhediraLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics (LR16IPT09), Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia.
Hanen SmadhiIbn Nafis Pneumology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
Ramzi Boubaker ElandoulsiISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, 2020, Tunisia. ramzi.b.landolsi@gmail.com.

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Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), remains a major zoonotic and economically burdensome disease worldwide. In Tunisia, where bTB has remained present for many years, Efforts to eliminate the disease have been slowed down by limited diagnostic tools and a lack of resources. The tuberculin Intra Dermal Reaction test (IDR), also known as Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), is still the main tool for surveillance, but its low sensitivity and specificity show the need for better diagnostic methods. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of IDR, PCR

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Mycobacterium bovisSerologic TestsTuberculin TestTuberculosis, BovineAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBayes TheoremCattleIntradermal TestsSensitivity and SpecificityTunisiaAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsMPB70 protein, Mycobacterium bovisBayesian latent class modelBovine tuberculosis diagnostic performanceMachine learning (Random forest)Mycobacterium BovisPCRMpb70Tuberculin intradermal reaction

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