Is Vaccination a Viable Method to Control Johne's Disease Caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis? Data from 12 Million Ovine Vaccinations and 7.6 Million Carcass Examinations in New South Wales, Australia from 1999-2009
I. J. Links, L. J. Denholm, M. Evers, L. J. Kingham, R. J. Greenstein
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of vaccination in reducing Johne's disease prevalence in sheep, showing a decline in lesions from 2.4% to 0.8% in high-prevalence areas over a 10-year period.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2021Immunology