Roadmap for development of disease control strategies for bTB

What are we trying to achieve and why? What is the problem we are trying to solve?

• More sensitive, specific, rapid, easy to use, pen side test(s).
• Optimal strategies for early detection.

What are the scientific and technological challenges (knowledge gaps needing to be addressed)?

• To develop, evaluate and validate more sensitive tests for cattle and wildlife.
• Understand performance characteristics of various tests and develop testing algorithms.
• Early detection.

What approaches could/should be taken to address the research question?

See diagnostic test development.

What else needs to be done before we can solve this need?

• Engagement of public and private sectors.
• Availability of well documented sample biobanks and study farms/areas.
• Impartial evaluation and validation of candidate tests.
• Modelling potential impacts based on test performance characteristics.

Existing knowledge including successes and failures