Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: diagnosis, surveillance and control in a One Health approach
According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Paratuberculosis is deemed a disease of multiple species, being a problem for livestock and human health, and therefore its occurrence need to be notified and submitted to surveillance plans in EU (Disease of Category E) for Bison ssp., Bos ssp., Bubalus ssp., Ovis ssp., Capra ssp., Camelidae, Cervidae (Reg. EU 2016/429; Reg. EU 2018/1629; Reg. UE 2018/1882). Research on Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) for the refinement of diagnostic tests, is encouraged in order to develop effective prevention, control and eradication strategies, ensuring the health of farm animals and the food safety of people. Observational, stratified, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, direct and indirect diagnosis by serological, molecular and bacteriological investigations supported by new technological approaches, are carrying out for a comprehensive understanding of MAP prevalence and epidemiological patterns in different animal species as tangible value to facilitate the design of prevention and control programs.
Keywords - ENGLISH
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, epidemiology, diagnostic tests, surveillance, control, One Health
Active participants in the research line (PI last author or *)
Vincenzo Cuteri; Giacomo Rossi; Silvia Vincenzetti; Anna-Rita Attili
External Collaborations
Philippe Pourquier (ID Innovative Diagnostics, France); Leonardo Antonio Sechi (University of Sassari); Matteo Ricchi (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia e Emilia Romagna); Mark Stephen Baird (Diagnostig Ltd, Gaerwen, UK)
Pillar
Animal Health
Macroareas in Animal Health
Diagnostic and therapeutic
Relevant research grants (national/international) funding specifically this Research Line
Convenzione di Ricerca con ID Innovative Diagnostics (Anno 2019); Convenzione di Ricerca con ID Innovative Diagnostics (Anno 2022); Agreement: Memorandum of understanding with Diagnostig Ltd.
Email Address
annarita.attili@unicam.it
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