Wild boar tuberculosis in Iberian Atlantic Spain: a different picture from Mediterranean habitats

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dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Mendoza, Marta
dc.contributor.authorMarreros, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorBoadella, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorGortázar, Christian
dc.contributor.authorMenéndez, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorJuan Ferré, Lucía De
dc.contributor.authorBezos Garrido, Javier
dc.contributor.authorRomero Martínez, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorCopano, María Francisca
dc.contributor.authorAmado, Javier
dc.contributor.authorSáez, José Luis
dc.contributor.authorMourelo, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorBalseiro, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-19T15:04:48Z
dc.date.available2023-06-19T15:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-08
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Infections with Mycobacterium bovis and closely related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) are shared between livestock, wildlife and sporadically human beings. Wildlife reservoirs exist worldwide and can interfere with bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication efforts. The Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a MTC maintenance host in Mediterranean Iberia (Spain and Portugal). However, few systematic studies in wild boar have been carried out in Atlantic regions. We describe the prevalence, distribution, pathology and epidemiology of MTC and other mycobacteria from wild boar in Atlantic Spain. A total of 2,067 wild boar were sampled between 2008 and 2012. RESULTS The results provide insight into the current status of wild boar as MTC and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) hosts in temperate regions of continental Europe. The main findings were a low TB prevalence (2.6%), a low proportion of MTC infected wild boar displaying generalized TB lesions (16.7%), and a higher proportion of MAC infections (4.5%). Molecular typing revealed epidemiological links between wild boar and domestic - cattle, sheep and goat - and other wildlife - Eurasian badger (Meles meles) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) - hosts. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that the likelihood of MTC excretion by wild boar in Atlantic habitats is much lower than in Mediterranean areas. However, wild boar provide a good indicator of MTC circulation and, given the current re-emergence of animal TB, similar large-scale surveys would be advisable in other Atlantic regions of continental Europe.
dc.description.facultyCentro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET)
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipUnión Europea. FP7
dc.description.sponsorshipInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/39645
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1746-6148-9-176
dc.identifier.issn1746-6148
dc.identifier.officialurlhttp://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-6148-9-176
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35286
dc.journal.titleBMC veterinary research
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.initial176
dc.publisherBioMedCentral
dc.relation.projectIDEMIDA (219235)
dc.relation.projectIDRTA2011-00010-00-00
dc.rightsAtribución 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
dc.subject.keywordWild boar
dc.subject.keywordTuberculosis
dc.subject.keywordMycobacterial infections
dc.subject.keywordAtlantic Spain
dc.subject.keywordCattle
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titleWild boar tuberculosis in Iberian Atlantic Spain: a different picture from Mediterranean habitats
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number9
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