Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium in Slaughter Pigs Based on Serological Monitoring Results and Bacteriological Validation

Mycobacterium avium (MA) is a potential food safety hazard in pigs. Blood samples of slaughtered pigs in the Netherlands and Germany were tested for the presence of MA antibodies to estimate the serological prevalence in the tested population. In the Dutch and German population 1.0% and 1.7% samples...

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Main Authors: Hiller, Anne, Oorburg, Derk, Wisselink, Henk J., van Solt-Smits, Conny B., Urlings, Bert, Klein, Günter, Althoff, Gereon Schulze, Heres, Lourens
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3799521/