Avian TB is a contagious, chronic disease which affects a wide range of birds and mammals. All avian species are susceptible to infection to some degree, however the domestic chicken and sparrows are considered to be extremely susceptible. Despite having a worldwide distribution, Avian Tuberculosis amongst commercial poultry farmers has declined considerably over the years due to advances in bi...

A large proportion of tuber culin tests in tropical countries yield weak or doubtful reactions. Since leprosy is common in many of the countries where this phenomenon has been observed, it has been suggested that some of these anomalous r eactions may be due to nonspecific sensitization to mycobacterial antigens common to both the leprosy and the tubercle bacilli, The positive tuberculin hemagg...

Pavlas M., Vlasta Patlokov:l and J. Zajicek: Morphological Changes in Geese after Experimental and Natural Infection with Mycobacterium avium Serotype 2. Acta vet. Brno, 52, 1983: 163-167. Pathomorphological changes in two groups of 10 geese infected experimentally with Mycobacterium avium serotype 2 by either the intravenous or the oral route were localized most frequently in the liver. The re...