Publications by authors named "S Garbaccio"

Article Synopsis
  • * In a trial, 74 heifers were vaccinated with different strains and then exposed to naturally infected animals, but the initial vaccination did not produce an adequate immune response, and re-vaccination did not show significant protection against the disease.
  • * The study found a 23% transmission of wild-style strains in non-vaccinated animals, and while some vaccine candidates showed promise in reducing lesions, overall results indicated that further evaluation is needed, as current vaccines did not ensure improved outcomes.
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Ante-mortem diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is based mainly on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the ɣ-IFN release assay (IGRA). Some infected animals escape screening tests, thus, limit herd sanitation. Previous reports have suggested a predominant pattern of multi-organ lesions attributable to (the causative agent of bTB) bacteraemia.

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Nontuberculous (NTM) can cause opportunistic disease in animals and humans, causing mycobacteriosis. In this study, bovine lungs were collected from butchers' shops and slaughterhouses after food official's inspection from the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires. All samples were cultured and then identified by molecular methods.

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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease produced by Mycobacterium bovis that affects livestock, wild animals, and humans. The classical diagnostic method to detect bTB is measuring the response induced with the intradermal injection of purified protein derivative of M. bovis (PPDb).

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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis and disseminated worldwide. In Argentina, the highest prevalence occurs in dairy areas. BoLA DRB3.

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