Use of volatile organic compounds in breath to detect swine infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

Abstract

Detection of diseases in wildlife is generally done through techniques such as hunter-kill surveys, road-kill surveys, or actively capturing and/or killing animals for serologic testing and /or postmortem examination. There is... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Pauline Nol (USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Wildlife-Livestock Disease Investigations Team)
  2. Irati Barrenetxea (Roviri i Virgili University)
  3. Radu Ionescu (Roviri i Virgili University)
  4. Giovanni Pugliese (Roviri i Virgili University)
  5. joaquin Vicente baños (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha)
  6. Jose Barasona (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha)
  7. Maria Torres (Universidad de Seville)
  8. Richard Bowen (Deparment of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University)
  9. Suelee Robbe-austerman (USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratory)
  10. Jack Rhyan (USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Wildlife-Livestock Disease Investigations Team)

Topic Areas

Topics: Infectious Disease , Topics: Technology/Methodology

Session

FRI-TM2 » Contributed Papers: Technology & Methodology (10:30 - Friday, 5th August, Acropolis)