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              Review (Published 
online :  18-10-2013) 
14. Overview of Johne's disease immunology - 
Ashutosh Wadhwa, Naveen Kumar, Andres Velasco-Villa and Shigetoshi EdaVeterinary World, 6(11): 901-904
 
                
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              10.14202/vetworld.2013.901-904 
                
              
              
          
 
              Abstract 
 
              Johne's disease or paratuberculosis 
              is one of the most economically important diseases of the 
              livestock. Most of the economic losses associated with 
              paratuberculosis are related to decreased milk production, reduced 
              fertility and higher rates of culling. Understanding the 
              immunology of the disease is very important for better 
              understanding of the interplay between the host and the causative 
              agent, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). After 
              uptake of MAP by macrophages residing in host's intestinal tissue, 
              two possible scenarios may emerge; MAP may be destroyed or may 
              establish persistent infection within the macrophages. If MAP 
              persists in the infected macrophage, it continuously modulates 
              adaptive immune responses of the animal. In this short review we 
              describe the host-pathogen interactions in Johne's disease and 
              highlights potential protective mechanisms in order for future 
              design of more effective diagnostic method and vaccine. Keywords: immunology, Johne's disease, paratuberculosis.
 
 
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