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Achievements and difficulties in maintaining the tuberculosis-free status of Hungarian cattle herds. 1995

B Körmendy

Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest, Hungary.

The tuberculosis-free status of Hungarian cattle herds in the period between 1988 and the end of 1993 is evaluated. An epidemiological analysis of tuberculin tests, laboratory assays and allergic tests yielding positive results, summarized in three tables, is given with respect to the cattle population of Hungary. The origin of positive reactions obtained in the tuberculin tests was traced in different farms of a total of 323 communities. On those farms, the diagnostic slaughter and examination of 1,851 breeding animals to exclude or confirm Mycobacterium bovis infections involved substantial economic losses. From 25 outbreaks investigated in the period of study, a total of 191 M. bovis strains were isolated from the organs of 21 cattle in 15 household stocks in 14 communities, as well as from 170 bovine organ samples from large farms of 10 communities (7 agricultural co-operatives and 3 state farms). In all of these cases, infection could be traced back to humans excreting M. bovis. Determination of the 2-thiophenecarboxylic hydrazide (TCH) resistance of the isolates facilitated the epidemiological investigation. The paper also contains some recommendations on the prevention or reduction of losses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009161	Mycobacterium	A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.	Mycobacteria
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D004352	Drug Resistance, Microbial	The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).	Antibiotic Resistance,Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial,Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug,Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,Antimicrobial Drug Resistances,Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug,Drug Antimicrobial Resistance,Drug Antimicrobial Resistances,Drug Resistances, Microbial,Resistance, Antibiotic,Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial,Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
D006304	Health Status	The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.	General Health,General Health Level,General Health Status,Level of Health,Overall Health,Overall Health Status,General Health Levels,Health Level,Health Level, General,Health Levels,Health Status, General,Health Status, Overall,Health, General,Health, Overall,Level, General Health,Levels, General Health,Status, General Health,Status, Health,Status, Overall Health
D006814	Hungary	A country in Europe, northwest of Romania, south of Slovakia, and east of Austria. The capital is Budapest.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013876	Thiophenes	A monocyclic heteroarene furan in which the oxygen atom is replaced by a sulfur.	Thiophene
D014374	Tuberculin Test	One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection.	Test, Tuberculin,Tests, Tuberculin,Tuberculin Tests
D014380	Tuberculosis, Bovine	An infection of cattle caused by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS. It is transmissible to man and other animals.	Bovine Tuberculoses,Bovine Tuberculosis,Tuberculoses, Bovine
D015994	Incidence	The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases in the population at a given time.	Attack Rate,Cumulative Incidence,Incidence Proportion,Incidence Rate,Person-time Rate,Secondary Attack Rate,Attack Rate, Secondary,Attack Rates,Cumulative Incidences,Incidence Proportions,Incidence Rates,Incidence, Cumulative,Incidences,Person time Rate,Person-time Rates,Proportion, Incidence,Rate, Attack,Rate, Incidence,Rate, Person-time,Rate, Secondary Attack,Secondary Attack Rates