April 2008
|
|||
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |  |
||
| USDA NAHMS Dairy 2007 Johne's disease survey results have been released. The USDA-NAHMS report includes results from NAHMS results from the Dairy 1996, 2002 and 2007 studies on Johne's disease and includes herd level prevalence results through use of environmental culturing. Overall, the study supports peoples' estimates that most herds have some level of infection with 2/3 herds having at least one positive environmental sample; results are also stratified based upon herd size. Results available at: http://nahms.aphis.usda.gov/dairy/dairy07/Dairy2007_Johnes.pdf |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
September 2007
|
|||
| Saturday, September 1, 2007 | |
||
| Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and Crohn’s disease: a systemic review and meta-analysis. M. Feller et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 7(9):607-613, September, 2007. Abstract: This systematic review assesses the evidence for an association between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and Crohn's disease. We analysed 28 case-control studies comparing MAP in patients with Crohn's disease with individuals free of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or patients with ulcerative colitis. Compared with individuals free of IBD, the pooled odds ratio (OR) from studies using PCR in tissue samples was 7·01 (95% CI 3·95–12·4) and was 1·72 (1·02–2·90) in studies using ELISA in serum. ORs were similar for comparisons with ulcerative colitis patients (PCR, 4·13 [1·57–10·9]; ELISA, 1·88 [1·26–2·81]). The association of MAP with Crohn's disease seems to be specific, but its role in the aetiology of Crohn's disease remains to be defined. Full article available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14733099 |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
April 2007
|
|||
| Wednesday, April 18, 2007 | |
||
| The 9th Annual International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis The 9th Annual International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis is October 29 – November 2 in Tsukuba, Japan. The main website for the Colloquium is: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsp3/9ICP/index.html The website for poster guidelines is: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsp3/9ICP/posters.html Scholarships are available for all students and scientists from developing countries. Additional details regarding criteria for award selection and application procedures may be downloaded from: http://www.paratuberculosis.org/9icp_fellowships.doc |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
March 2007
|
|||
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 | |
||
Johne’s: Progress in Small Steps.  Johne’s disease continues to hamper dairy profitability and testing and prevention remain the best weapons. This excellent article reviews the latest information in diagnostic tests including the newest test to become available, the milk ELISA. Prevention and control of Johne’s disease are also nicely summarized. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
February 2007
|
|||
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | |
||
| ELISA for use with bovine milk samples approved by the USDA. Prionic’s Parachek® ELISA has been approved by the USDA for use with bovine milk samples. The extended use of this serum antibody detection assay for milk is the first such approval granted by the agency. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Friday, February 9, 2007 | |
||
| Tetracore Becomes a Johes.org Sponsor. We welcome Tetracore to the family of Johnes.org sponsors. Their support helps to sustain and keep current this website. Tetracore offers the first commercial real-time PCR kit for detection of M. paratuberculosis in fecal samples.  |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
January 2007
|
|||
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 | |
||
Johne’s is dairy’s ticking time bomb.  By Lorraine Stuart Merrill, Hoard’s Dairyman, January 25, 2007 The risks and the opportunities presented by Johne’s disease and the recent high level of funding from Congress are the topic of this well-written editorial. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Thursday, January 4, 2007 | |
||
What is the best test for Johne’s disease?  A panel of five experts developed consensus recommendations on diagnostic testing for the detection of paratuberculosis in cattle in the United States. These recommendations cover seven specific situations when diagnostic testing is required for dairy or beef cattle herds. These recommendations were accepted by the U.S. National Johne’s Working Group and the Johne’s Disease Committee of the U.S. Animal Health Association. They were published in the December 15, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association which has agreed to make them publicly available at their website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
December 2006
|
|||
| Thursday, December 14, 2006 | |
||
| 9th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis Tsukuba Japan will be the site of the next international colloquium on paratuberculosis. This will be the first time the International Association for Paratuberculosis has met outside Europe or the USA. Information about the location and organizational details about the meeting are found at the 9ICP website.  |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, December 13, 2006 | |
||
JDIP 3rd Annual Conference  JDIP is pleased to invite members and interested parties to the JDIP 3rd Annual Conference, to be held at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. The conference will be held January 19-21, 2007. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
August 2006
|
|||
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 | |
||
Proceedings of the 8ICP are now available for purchase.  The International Association for Paratuberculosis has published the Proceedings of the 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis held in Copenhagen, August 14-18, 2005. This 734 page book contains the 87 full scientific papers, 180 abstracts and 4 workshop summaries. A limited number of hard copies are available and it can also be purchased on CD-ROM. This link directs you to the order form which can be completed and faxed to the Association’s office. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
March 2006
|
|||
| Friday, March 24, 2006 | |
||
| Online education: something for everyone. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in partnership with the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine and WisTREC provide multiple online Johne’s disease educational opportunities. These easy-to-use narrated modules focus on Johne’s disease control issues for dairy, beef and goat producers. Additional modules addressing Johne’s disease in sheep, deer, llamas and bison will be posted on-line in the near future. A 2 minute introduction can be seen here (requires Flash player). All of the online training programs can be found at: The producer modules are also found on the Presentations page of this website: |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, March 15, 2006 | |
||
Food safety experts to study Johne’s organism.  News story about the upcoming NACMCF Committee meeting (described in the March 7 news item below) as published in Feedstuffs magazine. Article reprinted with permission from the March 13, 2006 edition of Feedstuffs. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Tuesday, March 7, 2006 | |
||
| U.S National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods to consider the importance of M. paratuberculosis. The NACMCF is a large committee that brings together representatives from FDA, USDA, CDC, academia and multiple food industries. It meets March 21-24, 2006 in Arlington, VA. On the agenda for March 23, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM is work of the Subcommittee on Assessment of the Food Safety Importance of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, David Acheson, Chair. For more information, visit the USDA-FSIS website. For background information about the NACMCF visit this website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
January 2006
|
|||
| Tuesday, January 10, 2006 | |
||
| MORE money for Johne’s disease control in Wisconsin Last year Wisconsin’s Designated Johne’s Coordinator, Dr. Elisabeth Patton, awarded grants totaling over $270,000 to 87 producers to help upgrade facilities to better control Johne’s disease. Grant money is again available, but producers must act quickly. Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2006. More information is available in the PDF file below and can be found on the WDATCP website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
November 2005
|
|||
| Tuesday, November 8, 2005 | |
||
REVISED Uniform Program Standards for the U.S. Voluntary Bovine Johne’s Disease Control Program.  Rules and regulations for operation of the U.S. Johne’s disease control program were updated and made available November 1, 2005. The full document is available here and on the Articles and Brochures page of this website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
October 2005
|
|||
| Thursday, October 6, 2005 | |
||
Johne’s Education Program Launched  NIAA announced a collaborative effort between industry and government to educate producers, veterinarians, and others involved in dairy and beef production about Johne’s disease. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
September 2005
|
|||
| Tuesday, September 13, 2005 | |
||
New, rapid test for Johne’s disease.  Researchers at the University of Minnesota report development of a new test for Johne’s disease that is both rapid (72 hours) and accurate. It can be done on either fecal or milk samples. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
August 2005
|
|||
| Tuesday, August 30, 2005 | |
||
| Money for Johne’s disease control in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Designated Johne’s Coordinator recently awarded funds to dairy producers in the state for the purpose of controlling Johne’s disease in their herds. The offer was well received by producers as all available funds were quickly disseminated. We will post an update on the impact of this program as it becomes available. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
June 2005
|
|||
| Thursday, June 30, 2005 | |
||
| Abstracts for the 8ICP available online. The International Association for Paratuberculosis has published online abstracts for the up coming 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis being held in Copenhagen, August 14-18, 2005. Access is free to the more than 240 abstracts from contributors in 33 countries. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
April 2005
|
|||
| Thursday, April 14, 2005 | |
||
Johne’s Disease on U.S. Dairy Operations - 2002.  The U.S. Dept. Agriculture published its most recent study on Johne’s disease in the U.S. The 178 page report is a wealth of information. It provides survey results about risks for M. paratuberculosis transmission on U.S. dairies, diagnostic testing practices, test accuracy, test agreement, and estimation of the prevalence of M. paratuberculosis infection among the dairies selected for study. The document is free to download as a pdf file but be warned – it is very large (5MB) and so takes considerable time to download depending on your internet connection speed.  |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, April 6, 2005 | |
||
| 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis. The International Association for Paratuberculosis announced that its next Colloquium which will be held August 14-18, 2005 in Copenhagen Denmark. IAP colloquia bring together scientists from around the world who report on every aspect of paratuberculosis research and national control programs. More information is available on the web |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
November 2004
|
|||
| Tuesday, November 16, 2004 | |
||
UK publishes booklet on Johne’s control in dairy herds.  Last week the UK’s Department of Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a 12 page booklet advising dairy producers how to control Johne’s disease. It is available free of charge at the link provided here. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
September 2004
|
|||
| Tuesday, September 21, 2004 | |
||
| Culture of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from the blood of patients with Crohn's disease. The following study concerning MAP and Crohn's disease was reported in the Lancet recently. Summary: Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, resembles some aspects of tuberculosis, leprosy, and paratuberculosis. The role of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) in Crohn's disease is controversial. Tested for MAP was completed by PCR and culture in buffy coat preparations from 28 individuals with Crohn's disease, nine with ulcerative colitis, and 15 without inflammatory bowel disease. MAP DNA in uncultured buffy coats was identified by PCR in 13 (46%) individuals with Crohn's disease, four (45%) with ulcerative colitis, and three (20%) without inflammatory bowel disease. Viable MAP was cultured from the blood of 14 (50%) patients with Crohn's disease, two (22%) with ulcerative colitis, and none of the individuals without inflammatory bowel disease. Current use of immunosuppressive medication did not correlate with a positive MAP culture. Sequencing of PCR products from MAP cultures confirmed the presence of the MAP specific IS900 fragment. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
August 2004
|
|||
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 | |
||
| M. paratuberculosis found in U.S. milk. Viable (living) M. paratuberculosis organisms (the mycobacterium that causes Johne's disease), were found in low numbers in commercially pasteurized milk purchased from stores in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin according to research conducted by Dr. Jay Ellingson, Marshfield Clinic Laboratories, Marshfield, WI, USA . Of 702 samples tested, 2.8 percent contained viable M. paratuberculosis organisms. This study's results agree with previous research conducted in Great Britain and were presented recently at the International Association for Food Protection conference. The full study will be presented at the International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis, Aug. 14 - 18, Copenhagen, Denmark ( http://www.8icp.dk/ ). |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
July 2004
|
|||
| Thursday, July 1, 2004 | |
||
Waste milk, milk replacer or pasteurized waste milk  This excellent article describes the biosecurity benefits and costs of each method of feeding calves. A table nicely compares the estimated time to recover pasteurizer purchase costs and operating expenses for farms having 50 to 1,000 calves per year. Seven research papers on pasteurizers are listed for those wanting to read more |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Thursday, July 1, 2004 | |
||
| 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis. The International Association for Paratuberculosis announced that its next Colloquium which will be held August 14-18, 2005 in Copenhagen Denmark. IAP colloquia bring together scientists from around the world who report on every aspect of paratuberculosis research and national control programs. More information is available on the web. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
March 2004
|
|||
| Wednesday, March 17, 2004 | |
||
Johne's disease education online.  The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine has created online education opportunities in Johne's disease. The education is primarily targeted to veterinarians and designed to satisfy their continuing education (CE) requirements, however, anyone is welcome to take the CE modules. Individual CE courses are available and multiple courses also are packaged into certificate programs tailored for specific U.S. states. Completion of these programs grants a certificate and the title "Johne's Certified Veterinarian". Certified veterinarians can perform herd risk assessments and write herd management plans in support of state and U.S. federal Johne's disease control programs. Visit the UW-SVM CE portal for more information. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Tuesday, March 9, 2004 | |
||
Continuing education articles on Johne's disease.  The Irish Veterinary Journal ran a series of three articles on Johne's disease in the continuing education section of the journal (Nov. and Dec. '03 and Jan. '04 issues). The core content for the articles originated from this website. With permission of the publisher, these articles (pdf files) are posted on the Authors' Page of this website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
December 2003
|
|||
| Monday, December 8, 2003 | |
||
| OJD found in Western Australia. Ovine Johne's disease, a chronic, incurable bacterial disease of sheep, was detected in Western Australia this week, but should not affect its "free zone" status. Victorian ministerial OJD advisory committee chairman Frank Tobin said while low levels of infection may exist, it could take years to detect. Tobin added that the industry should not overreact after a West Australian property was quarantined following the discovery of several sheep suffering from OJD. "It's very easy to lose producer support if you overreact and we shouldn't presume this is any more than it is," he said. "It won't alter Victoria's view of Western Australia and that is, that they have a low level of infection. What we'll be keen to see is the follow-up and the flow-on effects." The WA Department of Agriculture chief veterinary officer Peter Buckman said the outbreak in the state's central region would be investigated. Western Australia is the only state recognized under national rules as an OJD "free zone" and is expected to maintain that status. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
September 2003
|
|||
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 | |
||
| New Johne’s CD ROM and Website. The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) now has a valuable new educational tool for use by animal health professionals involved with the control of Johne’s disease titled “Johne’s and Beyond”. The CD ROM contains 25 sets of PowerPoint slides and other essential information on this disease. The first edition of the CD ROM will be provided free for subscribers to the password-protected website. The annual subscription fee is $50. New PowerPoint slide sets and other pertinent information will be posted on the website as they become available. They will be included on an updated 2nd edition of the CD that is expected within the next two years. This CD ROM has been produced in association with a number of major sponsors including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Veterinary Medical Association.  To order your subscription and obtain a CD contact: Linda Raglund P.O. Box K227 Richmond, VA 23299 phone(USA): 804-285-3210 fax: 804-285-3367 |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
August 2003
|
|||
| Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |
||
| Johne's disease - Crohn's disease connection? The August 2003 issue of the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases (volume 3, pages 507-514) has an article by Dr. Robert J. Greenstein, Dept. Surgery, VMAC Bronx, Bronx NY USA, in the Personal View section titled: "Is Crohn's disease caused by a mycobacterium? Comparisons with leprosy, tuberculosis, and Johne's disease." The article is in the form of a review but also presented as a professional opinion. It is a useful compilation of many research publications and has 148 references. The abstract of the article can be viewed on the Lancet web site.  A reprint of the full article can be obtained from the publisher as a pdf file for US$30, after registering on The Lancet website: http://infection.thelancet.com/home |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |
||
U.S. National Academy of Sciences Report.  The U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources has released its report titled Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease. This 229 page report is available in hard copy for US$37.60. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |
||
M. paratuberculosis found more often in Crohn's patients.  A British research group reported finding genetic evidence of the presence of the animal pathogen in tissues from 92% (34/37) Crohn's patients studied vs. 26% (9/34) control tissues. The living organism was isolated from 42% (14/33) of Crohn's patient tissues vs. 3/33 or 9% of controls. The July 2003 Journal of Clinical Microbiology abstract is here: http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/7/2915 |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
July 2003
|
|||
| Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | |
||
The American Jersey Cattle Association works to stop the spread of Johne's disease.  The AJCA now requires that cattle consigned to national sales be test-negative for Johne's disease within the past year. This move adds Johne's disease to the list of infectious diseases for which consignors must test cattle. We commend the AJCA for its efforts to halt the spread of Johne's disease. For more information contact the AJCA at: http://www.usjersey.com/#NAJ |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
June 2003
|
|||
| Wednesday, June 25, 2003 | |
||
Proceedings of the 7th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis.  The 7ICP was held in Bilbao, Spain June 11-14, 2002. The meeting had 273 participants from 31 countries. The Proceedings of the 7ICP summarizes research presented at the meeting in the form of 98 oral and 114 poster presentations. The 554 page books is now available for purchase from the website of the International Association for Paratuberculosis. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
February 2003
|
|||
| Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | |
||
U.S. National Academy of Sciences Report. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources has released its report titled Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease. This 218 page report is available on line. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Thursday, February 6, 2003 | |
||
Biosecurity Presentation.  Preventing infection of dairy herds by viral and bacterial pathogens is called biosecurity. This mini-lecture describes the costs and benefits of a sound biosecurity program using many different disease examples, including Johne's disease. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Thursday, February 6, 2003 | |
||
New decision-making tool for Johne's.  In two articles in Dairy Herd Management, Maureen Hanson describes a simple system for testing cows at the tail end of lactation to help make cost-effective culling decisions and calving management changes to help control Johne's disease in dairy herds. Interviews with two producers support the value of the decision making system. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
January 2003
|
|||
| Monday, January 6, 2003 | |
||
Johne's Disease Conference.  The Wisconsin Herd Health Working Group will sponsor a conference, Management is The Key to Controlling Johne's Disease, on Thursday, January 16, 2003, at the Holiday Inn Select, Appleton, Wisconsin. The one-day conference will bring producers and veterinarians together in roundtable discussions and will feature Johne's Disease industry experts. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
December 2002
|
|||
| Friday, December 27, 2002 | |
||
New Sponsor.  We are pleased to welcome APC, Inc. as a new sponsor. APC, Inc. manufactures Acquire colostrum replacer, a useful tool in preventing the spread of Johne's disease. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Friday, December 20, 2002 | |
||
| Canada moves forward with a Johne's disease program. The Ontario Dairy Farmer reported that a voluntary national program, similar to those in Australia, The Netherlands and the U.S. will begin in early 2003. | |||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, December 18, 2002 | |
||
Johne's disease: new developments.  by Dave Natzke, Midwest DairyBusiness, January 2003. This article reviews Johne's control methods, highlights some new research findings and describes the conference on Johne's disease to be held January 16 in Appleton, Wisconsin. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, December 18, 2002 | |
||
Prevent the spread of Johne's disease in your herd.  A newly released article in Hoard's Dairyman by Laura Moser describes ways to control the spread of Johne's disease in dairy herds. Interviews with experts and producers support the article. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, December 18, 2002 | |
||
Biosecurity on dairies - are we doing enough?  The VitaPlus Dairy Summit 2002 meeting was held in Minnetonka, Minnesota, December 12-13, 2002. The proceedings handout concerned biosecurity in general and Johne's disease prevention in particular and is provided here. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
November 2002
|
|||
| Thursday, November 21, 2002 | |
||
| Scientists Crack Genome Sequence Of M. paratuberculosis. University of Minnesota researchers, with collaborators at the U. S. Department of Agriculture?s National Animal Disease Center in Ames, IA, have completed sequencing the genome of the bacteria that causes Johne?s disease. | |||
|
|
|||
|
|||
October 2002
|
|||
| Tuesday, October 15, 2002 | |
||
International Conference on Crohn's disease and paratuberculosis.  Rome, Italy, January 24-25, 2003. The Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Regioni Lazio e Toscana is hosting the international conference. Featured speakers include Prof. John Hermon-Taylor (UK), Prof. Ivo Pavilk (CZ), Dr. Ramon Juste (ES), and Prof. Leonardo Sechi (IT) plus several other Italian experts in the field. The attached preliminary program announcement provides contacts for more information. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Thursday, October 3, 2002 | |
||
| M. paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease. The University of Ottawa is hosting a meeting titled: " A MAP for Crohn's disease. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease: Is there evidence for causation?". The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 8, 2002 from 1:00 - 5:00 pm in Amphitheater B of the Roger Guidon Hall at the University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For further information visit http://environmental-microbiology.ca/crohn.html or open the meeting announcement. | |||
|
|
|||
|
|||
September 2002
|
|||
| Wednesday, September 25, 2002 | |
||
M. paratuberculosis and food safety.  University of Wisconsin Extension is hosting a special forum titled: Emerging Issues in Food Safety, October 17, 2002 in River Falls, WI. Five of the 10 presentations concern M. paratuberculosis. Experts from N. Ireland, New Zealand and Canada are on the program. The attached meeting announcement provides the full program and registration details. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Wednesday, September 11, 2002 | |
||
Abstracts - International Colloquia on Paratuberculosis.  Abstracts of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and most recent, 7th, International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis are available on the website of the International Association for Paratuberculosis. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
August 2002
|
|||
| Friday, August 2, 2002 | |
||
Paratuberculosis in a primate.  A case report of paratuberculosis in a mandrill baboon is described in the July issue of the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. A reprint of the article is attached (with permission of the authors and journal editor). |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
July 2002
|
|||
| Friday, July 12, 2002 | |
||
| U.S. House of Representatives approves $20 million for Johne's. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved $20,352,000 for the National Johne's Disease Management and Testing Program. The money will be used for testing during the first year of the program. A provision in the original plan to pay producers fair market value for animals that test positive and are culled did not receive funding. The full House Appropriations Committee is expected to take action this week. Although the Senate has yet to approve funding for the Johne's program, approval is not expected to be a problem. | |||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
| Monday, July 1, 2002 | |
||
M. paratuberculosis infection in a patient with HIV.  A German research team reports the first case of human infection with M. paratuberculosis in a patient with HIV in Emerging Infectious Diseases (vol. 8, no. 7, July 2002). The article is available on line at the CDC website. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
May 2002
|
|||
| Wednesday, May 15, 2002 | |
||
| USDA publishes uniform methods and rules. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture published a document titled: Uniform Program Standards for the Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program. This 28 page document provides standard definitions, methods and rules for states wanting to adopt a system for classifying herds based on the likelihood they are NOT infected (generically referred to as a herd certification program). | |||
|
|
|||
|
|||
April 2002
|
|||
| Tuesday, April 23, 2002 | |
||
7th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis.  Spain will host the next international meeting devoted exclusively to M. paratuberculosis. The announcement, meeting description and registration information can be found on the interesting and informative website the host agency, NEIKER, has created. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
March 2002
|
|||
| Friday, March 29, 2002 | |
||
New Sponsor. We are pleased to welcome Goodnature Products, Inc. as a new sponsor. Goodnature designs and manufactures pasteurizers that are available in a variety of sizes to accommodate the needs of your facility. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
February 2002
|
|||
| Tuesday, February 26, 2002 | |
||
Manual for Herd Plan Development.  This 14 page manual for dairy herds provides a guide for collecting a herd history, estimating herd prevalence, analyzing risk factors for Johne?s disease transmission, and developing a control and prevention plan. |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
January 2002