Gilles RG Monif*

Infectious Diseases, Incorporated - University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Florida

*Corresponding Author: Gilles RG Monif, Infectious Diseases, Incorporated - University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Florida.

Received: August 16, 2023; Published: September 15, 2023

Abstract

Infectious diseases have long been a primary focus of public health concern. The enhanced virulence that occurs when an organism jumps from one species to another species obligates the resultant public health threat to be aggressively addressed: antimicrobial therapy and/or vaccine development. What has received considerably less attention are zoonotic infectious disease organisms already embedded within the human biosphere. Being limited in impact, public health measures tend to be subordinated to overriding economic considerations. Rather than being proactive, these agencies tend to be more reactive in which disease becomes the opportunity that prevention missed.

The thesis of how a government agency allowed Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis presence within nations’ food supply to be transformed into a global pandemic is derived from a 20-year collaboration between Infectious Diseases Incorporate and the University of Florida.

 Keywords: Mycobacterium avium; Food and Drug Administration (FDA); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Citation

Citation: Gilles RG Monif. “Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis and Global Health An Infectious Disease Incorporated Perspective". Acta Scientific Microbiology 6.10 (2023): 09-14.

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