A decade of tuberculosis eradication programs in the Mediterranean water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in South Italy: Are we heading toward eradication?

ABSTRACT: The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is susceptible to bovine tuberculosis (TB), which receives increased attention in areas where buffalo breeding is prevalent, such as in Southern Italy, especially in the Campania region, where 70% of the buffalo stock is bred. Since 2012, TB testing in buffalo herds has been conducted using the Single Intradermal Test (SIT), with the Comparative Intradermal test (CIT) used in cases of inconclusive results. From 2012 to 2016, the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) test was occasionally employed experimentally in herds with TB outbreaks to expedite eradication efforts. A local TB eradication program was implemented in officially TB-free buffalo herds between 2017 and 2019. This program involves initial screening with SIT, followed by confirmatory tests, inclu

SUBMITTER: Martucciello A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310139 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature