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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Bovine Tuberculosis in a Rural Greek Area: Within-Herd Prevalence and Risk Factors in 30 Tuberculosis Skin Test-Positive Herds.

Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Theofilos Kantzoglou, Zacharenia Kyrana, Maria V Alvanou, Georgia Koutouzidou, Katerina Melfou, Ioannis A Giantsis

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. 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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Ioannis TsakmakidisFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5140-1259
Theofilos KantzoglouFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.
Zacharenia KyranaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-0675
Maria V AlvanouFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8645-0533
Georgia KoutouzidouFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6077-0504
Katerina MelfouFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6701-9705
Ioannis A GiantsisFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6323-2955

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Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease of major importance for cattle health, farm productivity, and public health. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological features and assess their associations with farm characteristics of bovine tuberculosis-positive herds in a high-prevalence area of Greece. Apparent animal-level positivity for MBTC infection was evaluated in cattle from 30 infected farms in the Regional Unit of Florina, and patterns associated with positivity were explored. A total of 1464 animals were examined using the single intradermal tuberculin test, of which 563 were positive (38.46%). All skin test-positive animals were confirmed by PCR. After accounting for herd-level clustering, age group had the highest influence on positivity. Differences in positivity associated with production systems, husbandry categories, and co-infection with bacteria such as

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cattle healthintradermal tuberculin testMycobacterium bovisrural livestock systemszoonotic pathogens

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