PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shanahan, A.
AU  - Good, M.
AU  - Duignan, A.
AU  - Curtin, T.
AU  - More, S. J.
TI  - Tuberculosis in goats on a farm in Ireland: epidemiological investigation and control
AID  - 10.1136/vr.c6880
DP  - 2011 May 07
TA  - Veterinary Record
PG  - 485--485
VI  - 168
IP  - 18
4099  - http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/168/18/485.short
4100  - http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/168/18/485.full
SO  - Vet Rec2011 May 07; 168
AB  - This paper describes an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a dairy goat herd on a farm in Ireland, where 66.3 per cent of the herd tested positive to the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test (SICTT) at initial detection. An epidemiological investigation was conducted to determine the origin of the outbreak, considering issues such as animal movements and herd management practices. Infection was introduced with a consignment of goats, as determined by the variable number tandem repeat profile. Infection was eradicated using a test and cull programme involving the SICTT, the interferon-γ assay and a multiplex immunoassay (Enferplex TB).