Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis
Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis
Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis
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Window<br />
size<br />
MAP infecti<strong>on</strong> birth clusters.<br />
cases in cluster (total cluster size)<br />
4 - - - - - - - - -<br />
10 27<br />
(34)<br />
60 111<br />
(154)<br />
90 170<br />
(255)<br />
120 214<br />
(327)<br />
26<br />
(33)<br />
104<br />
(166)<br />
115<br />
(209)<br />
118<br />
(238)<br />
20<br />
(23)<br />
67<br />
(116)<br />
36<br />
(55)<br />
18<br />
(20)<br />
57<br />
(110)<br />
67<br />
(133)<br />
25<br />
(33)<br />
24<br />
(32)<br />
29<br />
(42)<br />
14<br />
(17)<br />
mean<br />
23<br />
(29)<br />
- - - - 85<br />
(137)<br />
- - - - 97<br />
(163)<br />
- - - - - - 166<br />
(283)<br />
These data indicated that for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> herd studies, most clusters were observed with a window <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 10<br />
days, indicating important c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> calving pens so that multiple calves may have<br />
become infected due to a single MAP shedder. The window size <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 60-120 days would indicate<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> presence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> calf-to-calf transmissi<strong>on</strong> with most evidence pointing to an infectious period <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
60 to 90 days. The data from this farm showed very similar results compared to previous<br />
experimental (VanRoermund et al. 2007) and observati<strong>on</strong>al studies (Benedictus et al. 2007).<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
The authors acknowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP testing and herd demographic data <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> dairy farm<br />
in Upstate New York.<br />
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