21% of herds in Belgium infected with MAP

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http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/171/19/477.2.long

I. Vangeel, DVM1,E. Méroc, DVM, MPH1,S. Roelandt, DVM, MSc1,S. Welby, DVM, MSc1,F. Riocreux1,Y. V. d. Stede, DVM, MSc, PhD1,E. V. Driessche, DVM, MSc, PhD2,L. V. Schoubroeck, DVM2,G. Czaplicki, DVM3,C. Quinet, DVM3,J. Hooyberghs, DVM, MSc4 andP. Houdart,

Veterinary Record 2012

"Neosporosis caused by Neospora caninum, paratuberculosis (or Johne's disease) caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), and Q fever caused by Coxiella burnetii are three infectious cattle diseases that have significant health and economic impacts (Woldehiwet 2004, Haddad and others 2005, McKenna and others 2006). Whereas Neospora and Q fever in cattle are mostly associated with reproductive disorders, such as abortion (Woldehiwet 2004, Dubey and others 2007), MAP causes chronic enteritis and progressive weight loss (Tiwari and others 2006). Q fever, moreover, is a zoonotic disease. For MAP, a possible relationship has been suggested with Crohn's disease in humans, although this remains controversial (Over and others 2011).


-598 out of 975 (62,5 per cent) of herds tested antibody positive for N caninum
-202 out of 937 (21.6 per cent) of herds tested positive for MAP
-519 out of 942 (55.1 per cent) of herds tested positive for Q fever
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