A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 1: Epidemiology

McAloon, Conor G.; Roche, Steven; Ritter, Caroline; Barkema, Herman W.; Whyte, Paul; More, Simon J.; O’Grady, Luke; Green, Martin J.; Doherty, Michael L.

Abstract

Bovine paratuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of cattle caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). This is the first in a two-part review of the epidemiology and control of paratuberculosis in dairy herds. Paratuberculosis was originally described in 1895 and is now considered endemic among farmed cattle worldwide. MAP has been isolated from a wide range of non-ruminant wildlife as well as humans and non-human primates. In dairy herds, MAP is assumed to be introduced predominantly through the purchase of infected stock with additional factors modulating the risk of persistence or fade-out once an infected animal is introduced. Faecal shedding may vary widely between individuals and recent modelling work has shed some light on the role of super-shedding animals in the transmission of MAP within herds. Recent experimental work has revisited many of the assumptions around age susceptibility, faecal shedding in calves and calf-to-calf transmission. Further efforts to elucidate the relative contributions of different transmission routes to the dissemination of infection in endemic herds will aid in the prioritisation of efforts for control on farm.

Citation

McAloon, C. G., Roche, S., Ritter, C., Barkema, H. W., Whyte, P., More, S. J., …Doherty, M. L. (2019). A review of paratuberculosis in dairy herds — Part 1: Epidemiology. Veterinary Journal, 246, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.01.010

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 25, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 30, 2019
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 4, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 4, 2019
• Journal: The Veterinary Journal
• Print ISSN: 1090-0233
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-2971
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 246
• Pages: 59-65
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.01.010
• Keywords: Dairy; Epidemiology; Johne’s disease; Paratuberculosis
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1604053
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023319300061
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