Simultaneous Infection of Johne's and Tuberculosis in a Cow
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2009-09
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Indian Veterinary Journal
Abstract
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) causes Johne's disease (JD) in domestic and wild ruminants. Apart from causing JD, MAP is also suspected to be associated with Chrone;s disease in humans (Naser et al., 2002). Similarly, Mycobacterium bovis (MB) infection occurs in diverse groups of animals, which include farm animals of economic importance, wild animals and humans (Ayele et al, 2004). There are only limited reports on these two important infections in India (Kumar et al., 1998; Mishra et al., 2005; Singh et al., 2007). The simultanous infection of JD and tuberculosis in a cow is reported.