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Barandiaran S, Marfil MJ, La Sala LF, Tammone A, Condori WE, Winter M, Abate S, Rosas AC, Ponce L, Carpinetti B, Serena MS, Lozano Calderón LC, Zumárraga MJ. Tuberculosis in Wild Pigs from Argentina. ECOHEALTH 2024; 21:71-82. [PMID: 38727761 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-024-01681-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM), may infect wild and domestic mammals, including humans. Although cattle are the main hosts and spreaders of M. bovis, many wildlife hosts play an important role worldwide. In Argentina, wild boar and domestic pigs are considered important links in mammalian tuberculosis (mTB) transmission. The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of M. bovis in wild pigs from different regions of Argentina, to characterize isolates of M. bovis obtained, and to compare those with other previously found in vertebrate hosts. A total of 311 samples from wild pigs were obtained, and bacteriological culture, molecular identification and genotyping were performed, obtaining 63 isolates (34 MTC and 29 NTM). Twelve M. bovis spoligotypes were detected. Our findings suggest that wild pigs have a prominent role as reservoirs of mTB in Argentina, based on an estimated prevalence of 11.2 ± 1.8% (95% CI 8.0-14.8) for MTC and the frequency distribution of spoligotypes shared by cattle (75%), domestic pigs (58%) and wildlife (50%). Argentina has a typical scenario where cattle and pigs are farm-raised extensively, sharing the environment with wildlife, creating conditions for effective transmission of mTB in the wildlife-livestock-human interface.
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Affiliation(s)
- Soledad Barandiaran
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, 1427, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, 1427, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Centro de Investigación Veterinaria Tandil (CIVETAN) (UNCPBA-CICPBA-CONICET), Tandil, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación Veterinaria Tandil (CIVETAN) (UNCPBA-CICPBA-CONICET), Tandil, Argentina
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- Sede Viedma del Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Viedma, Argentina
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- Sede Viedma del Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Viedma, Argentina
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- Programa Restauración de ambientes y especies amenazadas, Fundación Rewilding Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, 1427, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Gestión Ambiental/Ecología, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Administración, Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular IABIMO, UEDD INTA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Murphy KJ, Morera‐Pujol V, Ryan E, Byrne AW, Breslin P, Ciuti S. Habitat availability alters the relative risk of a bovine tuberculosis breakdown in the aftermath of a commercial forest clearfell disturbance. J Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kilian J. Murphy
- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Behaviour, SBES University College Dublin Ireland
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Behaviour, SBES University College Dublin Ireland
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- Ruminant Animal Health Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Backweston, Kildare Ireland
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- One Health Scientific Support Unit, National Disease Control Centre (NDCC), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Dublin Ireland
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- Ruminant Animal Health Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Backweston, Kildare Ireland
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Behaviour, SBES University College Dublin Ireland
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