La situación actual de M. bovis presenta un escenario difícil para combatir este patógeno. La gran resistencia a los antibióticos que se utilizan con frecuencia en el campo, añadida a la falta de una vacuna óptima, sugiere que se necesitan muchos más estudios para obtener buenas herramientas de control. Además, las características intrínsecas de M. bovis, que muestra diferencias en la virulencia entre las cepas de campo, la dificultad del diagnóstico y la capacidad de cronificarse o de inducir infecciones latentes, lo convierten en un patógeno difícil de controlar. Teniendo en cuenta que es uno de los principales agentes implicados en la ERB, la buena gestión de las instalaciones, la vigilancia y el control de otros patógenos relacionados es esencial para reducir al mínimo el impacto de M. bovis en las granjas hasta el desarrollo de nuevas herramientas.
Autor: Carlos Montbrau, DVM PhD; Ester Taberner, DVM PhD; Ricard March.
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