Recent advances in detection, vaccination and microbial genetics make this a timely book that examines the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control.

1: History of paratuberculosis 2: Global Prevalence and Economics of Infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis in ruminants 3: Epidemiology of Paratuberculosis 4: Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis in animal-derived foods and the environment 5: Paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease 6: Genetics of host susceptibility to paratuberculosis 7: Mycobacterium avium complex 8: Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis genome 9: Molecular genetics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 10: Proteome and antigens of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 11: Host-pathogen interactions and intracellular survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 12: Comparative differences between strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis 13: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and antimicrobial agents 14: Paratuberculosis in Cattle 15: Paratuberculosis in sheep 16: Paratuberculosis in goats 17: Paratuberculosis in deer, camelids and other ruminants 18: Infection of non-ruminant wildlife by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 19: Experimental ruminant models of Paratuberculosis 20: Experimental small animal models of Paratuberculosis 21: Immunology of paratuberculosis infection and disease 22: Cultivation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 23: Diagnosis of paratuberculosis by PCR 24: Immune-based diagnosis of Paratuberculosis 25: Strain characterisation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis 26: Paratuberculosis control measures in Europe 27: Paratuberculosis Control in the USA 28: Paratuberculosis control measures in Australia 29: Ruminant aspects of paratuberculosis vaccination 30: Development of new paratuberculosis vaccines"