Bovine Tuberculosis

Andrew M. Gordon, PhD., R.P.F. is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada, where he taught and researched in the broad areas of forest ecology and agroforestry systems for over 30 years. His research interests lie in the investigation of ecosystem-level processes in forests and agricultural systems that contain trees. Dr Gordon is the author and co-author of over 225 research publications in both refereed and non-refereed journals, book chapters, and technical communications. He conceptualized and edited, with Dr S. Newman, the first global book on Temperate Agroforestry Systems (CABI Pub.), now in its 3rd Edition. Dr Gordon has considerable international experience in agroforestry research, development and education in many countries, including Ghana, where he was the Director of a long-term CIDA project "Agroforestry practices to enhance resource-poor livelihoods in Ghana". He is the President and CEO of Forest Environments Universal, Inc. and the Director of U-Links (ulinks.ca), North America's only rural-based Centre for Community-Based Research.

• 1: Bovine Tuberculosis: Worldwide Picture 2: Mycobacterium bovis as the Causal Agent of Human Tuberculosis: Public Health Implications 3: Economics of Bovine Tuberculosis: A One Health Issue 4: The Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Cattle 5: Mycobacterium bovis Molecular Typing and Surveillance 6: Bovine Tuberculosis in Other Domestic Species 7: Role of Wildlife in the Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis 8: Molecular Virulence Mechanisms of Mycobacterium bovis 9: The Pathology and Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection 10: Innate Immune Response in Bovine Tuberculosis 11: Adaptive Immunity 12: Immunological Diagnosis 13: Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infections 14: Vaccination of Domestic and Wild Animals Against Tuberculosis 15: Managing Bovine Tuberculosis: Successes and Issues 16: Perspectives on Global Bovine Tuberculosis Control