Assessment of an in situ hybridization test for the diagnosis of paratuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection) in goats

Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Samantha L. Shallop, Mia A. Durham, Elena Alina DemeterDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Published online on May 15, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, Ahead of Print.
Paratuberculosis (PTB) is a chronic infection caused byMycobacterium aviumsubsp.paratuberculosis(MAP). The gold standard test for detection of MAP is culture, which requires 8–16 wk. We reviewed archived intestinal cases of goat PTB and performed RNA ...