This new edition is the only comprehensive text on paratuberculosis, providing historical context and state-of-the-art knowledge. It examines epidemiology, the organism that causes the disease, and practical aspects of its diagnosis and control, as well as the link between paratuberculosis in the food chain and human health implications.

Contributions by: David C Alexander, Angelika Agdestein, Christina Ahlstrom, John P. Bannantine, Herman W. Barkema, Raul G Barletta, Douglas Begg, Marcel A Behr, Evan P. Brenner, Tim J Bull, Ofelia Chacon, Paul M Coussens, Ross S. Davidson, Justin L. DeKuiper, Kumudika de Silva, Berit Djonne, Karsten Donat, Shannon Duffy, Natalia Elguezabal, Susanne Eisenberg, Naomi J. Fox, Joseba M. Garrido, Irene R. Grant, J Frank T Griffin, Murray E Hines, II, Michael R Hutchings, Jamie Imada, Ramón A. Juste, Edward Kabara, Annette H. Kampen, David F. Kelton, Jennifer N. Kiser, Elise A. Lamont, Kari R. Lybeck, Colin Mackintosh, Glenn Marion, Ian Marsh, Holly L Neibergs, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Rory O'Brien, Karren M. Plain, Auriol Purdie, Govardhan Rathnaiah, Iker A. Sevilla, Fernanda M. Shoyama, Lesley A. Smith, Srinand Sreevatsan, Judith R Stabel, Jaryd R. Sullivan, Adel M Talaat, Girum T. Tessema, Christine Y Turenne, Richard J Whittington, Chia-wei Wu, Denise K. Zinniel