Novel platforms for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in dairy cattle.

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Johne’s disease (JD), a debilitating chronic enteritis in ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map), is one of the main health issues in the dairy industry, resulting in significant economical impact. Prevention and control programs are severely hampered by the poor performance of current diagnostic tests, especially in the early stages of the infection. They fail to reliably detect infected animals before they can spread the disease. Current ELISAs for antibody (Ab) testing have crude antigen (Ag) mixtures that are not optimized for early detection. Fecal shedding and Ab responses correlate poorly, but combined testing for these increases testing sensitivity.