Bovine Tuberculosis Case Intervention Using the T.SPOT.TB Assay to Screen Dairy Workers in Bailey County, Texas

• Main Authors: Anabel Rodriguez (Author), David Douphrate (Author), David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras (Author), Emilie Prot (Author), Adriana Perez (Author), Robert Hagevoort (Author), Matthew Nonnenmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: One potential exposure on a dairy farm is Mycobacterium bovis or bovine tuberculosis (bTB)-an infectious zoonotic pathogen. The prevalence of tuberculosis among dairy workers in the U.S. is unknown largely due to insufficient surveillance and testing practices. Our objective was to deter...