Interference of bovine Fasciola hepatica on the tuberculin intradermal test reaction
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https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1995no29p141-142Keywords:
antigens, cross reaction, diagnostic techniques, false positive results, fascioliasis, helminthoses, helminths, infections, parasites, parasitoses, skin tests, snail-borne diseases, trematode infectionsAbstract
Based on observations in a 231-head cattle herd, the authors suggest that Fasciola hepatica infection may interfere with tuberculin skin test by producing false positive reactions. The authors suggest that this could be due to saprophytic mycobacteria carried by the parasite.
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1995-09-01
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Belloi, A., Agosti, M., Proverbio, D., & Avezza, F. (1995). Interference of bovine Fasciola hepatica on the tuberculin intradermal test reaction. The Bovine Practitioner, 1995(29), 141–142. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1995no29p141-142
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