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Bovine Tuberculosis Monaya Ekgatat NIAH TBTB
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- Introduction - Etiology & Epidemiology - Clinical Signs - Post mortem lesions - Diagnosis - Public Health - Prevention and control Bovine Tuberculosis NIAH
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Zoonosishuman - aerosol - ingestion Developed countries - reduced prevalence Less developed countries - still common - economic loss Introduction Control relies on - early diagnosis - removal of infected animal - tracing - exposing infected cases NIAH
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Etiology and epidemiology Agents Mycobacterium tuberculosis (human) Mycobacterium bovis (animal) Mycobacterium avium (bird) NIAH
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB. Complex) M. caprae M. tuberculosis M. caprae M. pinnipedii M. bovis M. pinnipedii M. africanum M. canetti M. microti Etiology and epidemiology
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Mycobacterium bovis Can survive for several months in the environment (cold, dark and moist condition) 12-24 o C survival time 18-332 days Dry or moist soil (34 o C) : 4-8 weeks Summer : 4 days
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Maintenance hosts for M. bovis - cattle - buffalo Reservoir hosts - brush-tail possum (New Zealand) - badger (United Kingdom, Ireland) - deer (United States) - bison (Canada) - greater kudu, common duiker African buffalo, warthogs (Africa) Etiology and epidemiology NIAH
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Badger
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African buffalo Warthog
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Common duiker Greater kudu
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Brush-tail possum
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Etiology and epidemiology Transmission Respiration----aerosal (short distance) Ingestion ( unpasteurized milk) Source of infectious bacteria - respiratory secretion - feces - milk - (urine) - vaginal secretion - semen NIAH
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Incubation Period 3 weeks – years: under natural condition Morbidity and Mortality 1-2 animals = 0 - 40% infected = 0 - 10% developed gross lesions Severity - dose of agents - individual immunity Mortality : rare
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Clinical Signs Chronic ( rare: acute & rapidly progressive) Early infection ---- asymptomatic Late stage: symptomatic - progressive emaciation - fluctuating fever - weakness - inappetite - moist cough (pulmonary involve) - dyspnea No specific signs Asymptomatic and anergic carriers (ill: stress, old age) NIAH
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Post mortem lesions NIAH
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Lymphnodes: calcified
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Tubercles in liver
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Mesenteric lymph node
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Diagnosis Clinical signs (lacking) Clinical signs (lacking) Laboratory diagnosis 1. Identification of the agent a) Microscopic examination b) Culture of M. bovis (3-6 weeks) - biochemical tests - culture characteristics c) Nucleic acid recognition methods NIAH
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2. Delayed hypersensitivity test Tuberculin test : SID, SCITT 3. Blood-based laboratory tests a) Gamma-interferon assay b) Lymphocyte proliferation assay c) ELISA (late stages of infection, anergic cattle) Diagnosis
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Presumptive Diagnosis Histopathology Microscopic demonstration of acid-fast bacilli Direct smear from clinical samples/tissues and stained with Z-N stain, fluorescent acid-fast stain or immunoperoxidase
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- Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia - Pasteurella or Corynebacterium pyogenes pneumonia - Aspiration pneumonia ( secondary infection) - Traumatic pericarditis - Caseous lymphadenitis or melioidosis (small ruminant) - Chronic aberrant liver fluke infestation NIAH Differential Diagnosis
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Laboratory Diagnosis 1. Identification and isolation of the agent NIAH
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M. bovis: Cord Formation
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NIAH M. bovis: granule in P&B
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NIAH Immunohistochemistry
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NIAH DNA - hybridization
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ELISA: Detection of MTB complex 1 2 3 12 3 1 2 3 12 3 NIAH
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The immune system : Antigen Antigen presenting cells (Macrophages & reticulocites) Humoral immunity B-lymphocytes Plasma cells antibodies Lymphokines cytooxicity T-lymphocytes Cell mediated immunity Diagnostic measures of an Immune response ELISA Skin test / Lymphocyte stimulation / Gamma-interferon Memory
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Antigen:Bov. PPD 0.1 ml(not more than 0.2 ml) = 2,000 IU – 5,000 IU Work plan 0 h 24 48 72 hrs 2.Tuberculin test 1 st measure injection 2 nd measure Negative reaction < 2 mm w/o local clinical signs Inconclusive reaction 2-4 mm w/o local clinical signs Positive reaction ≥ 4 mmwith or w/o local clinical signs (one fold + ≥ 8 mm) Retest: after 42- 60 days (cattle), 120 days (deer) NIAH
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Cervical Test
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Caudal fold Test
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Axillary Test
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Base of the ear
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Anywhere
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Tuberculin test NIAH
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Positive reaction
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NIAH Tuberculin test at cervical
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Deer: Tuberculin test (cervical)
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a) Gamma-interferon assay (IFN) a) Gamma-interferon assay (IFN) – early detection NIAH 3. Blood-based laboratory tests
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IFN Assay
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b) Lymphocyte proliferation assay Antigen : PPD-Bov, PPD-Avi Not used for routine diagnosis - long incubation times - use of radio-active nucleotides Expensive
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NIAH c) ELISA: complementary test
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d) Chromatographic Immunoassay
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Chromatographic Immunoassay
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Samples Collection Live animal - body fluids: microbiological examination - blood samples: IFN, lymphocyte proliferation - serum: ELISA Necropsy - abnormal lymph nodes - affected organs (lung, liver and spleen) For bacteriology and histopathology
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Public Health Due to M. bovis : very rare Asymptomatic Localized: lymph nodes, skin, bones and joints, genitourinary system, meninges or respiratory system
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Prevention and Control Sanitary Prophylaxis - Tuberculin Test slaughter - Re-testing schedule for high risk herds - Animal movement control, identification and surveillance - Disinfection Effective disinfectants: 5 % phenol, iodine solution, glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde Environment : 1% sodium hypochlorite (long contact time) NIAH
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-Quarantine measures -Slaughter inspection surveillance and trace - back -Surveillance in other animals -Pasteurisation of milk Medical Prophylaxis No chemophophylaxis or treatment Prevention and Control NIAH
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Control Test-and-slaughter (domestic animals) Test-and-segregation Affected Herds - re-tested periodically
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