This book is contemporary, topical and global in its approach, and provides an essential, comprehensive treatise on bovine tuberculosis and the bacterium that causes it, Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine tuberculosis remains a major cause of economic loss in cattle industries worldwide, exacerbated in some countries by the presence of a substantial wildlife reservoir. It is a major zoonosis, causing human infection through consumption of unpasteurised milk or by close contact with infected animals. Following a systematic approach, expert international authors cover epidemiology and the global situation; microbial virulence and pathogenesis; host responses to the pathogen; and diagnosis and control of the disease. Aimed at researchers and practising veterinarians, this book is essential for those needing comprehensive information on the pathogen and disease, and offers a summary of key information learned from human tuberculosis research. It will be useful to those studying the infection and for those responsible for controlling the disease.

Sono descritte le tecniche di diagnosi prenatale dei difetti congeniti e delle principali patologie genetiche. Sono trattati i principali aspetti clinici, diagnostici e preventivi delle patologie gravidiche materno/fetali. Lo scopo e quello di presentare in un unico testo le molteplici problematiche (ostetriche, genetiche, internistiche e medico legali ) connesse alla gravidanza, dal consulto preconcezionale al parto. Il volume contiene un CD accluso con informazioni su un migliaio di malattie genetiche di interesse prenatale.