SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NE1201 : Mycobacterial Diseases of Animals
- Period Covered: 12/01/2012 to 12/01/2013
- Date of Report: 07/15/2016
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/19/2013 to 10/19/2013
Participants
Accomplishments
Included in the meeting minutes.
Impacts
- Application of an established mathematical model of infection in data collection from the longitudinal study done in three states (NY, PA, VT) for approximately 10 years.
- Implementation of a faster test-and-removal plan with a 2-month testing interval in epidemic disease control of the bTB in cattle herds.
- Establishment of a Bayesian computation (ABC with an efficient sequential Monte Carlo method) modeling and simulation approach to estimate the effectiveness of vaccination against infectious diseases in food animal populations.
- Evaluation of vaccine efficacy and development of standard evaluation in the validation of vaccine candidates
- Comparison and evaluation of the fully sequenced two USA virulent M. bovis isolates.
- Establishment of a sample repository from JDIP samples for further testing and evaluation.
- Evaluation of vaccine candidates against MAP in controlled blinded studies.
Publications
Publications in addition to what is included in the meeting minutes, would be found in REEport under the specific station annual accomplishment reports.