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Squarre D, Chizimu J, Nakajima C, Muma JB, Hang'ombe BM, Simulundu E, Mwasinga W, Katampi J, Fandamu P, Mukonka V, Suzuki Y, Sawa H, Munang'andu HM, Shanungu G, Chambaro HM, Munyeme M. First report of Mycobacterium bovis in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) at the human-wildlife interface area in Zambia. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:1659-1662. [PMID: 33900037 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) causes tuberculosis in mammals and is a major public health threat worldwide. While M. bovis has been reported in humans, domestic and wild ruminants at the human-wildlife-livestock interface area in Zambia, there is paucity of information on the role of primates as reservoir hosts. We screened seven wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) for tuberculosis at the human-wildlife interface area in Lochinvar National Park in the Kafue Flats, Zambia. Following necropsy, lung tissue and associated lymph nodes with tuberculous-like lesions collected from four adult male baboons were prepared for Mycobacterium culture. The isolates were initially typed using the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-discrimination multiplex PCR assay and further characterized by spoligotyping and 26-loci MIRU-VNTR. Mycobacteria were isolated from all four animals and identified as M. bovis by PCR. On Spoligotyping, all isolates belonged to SB 0120 spoligotype, which is similar to what was previously reported in humans, cattle and Kafue lechwe antelopes in Kafue Flats ecosystem. Furthermore, on MIRU-VNTR typing, the baboon isolates clustered with cattle and Kafue lechwe isolates from the same catchment area. This finding intimates probable cross-species transmission of M. bovis in the Kafue Flats ecosystem. Due to the close interaction of baboons and humans at interface areas in Zambia, our results have potential implications for public health. Equally, this finding raises concerns for conservation.
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Affiliation(s)
- David Squarre
- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Wildlife Veterinary Unit, Chilanga, Zambia
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- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Wildlife Veterinary Unit, Chilanga, Zambia
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- Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia.,Ministry of Health, Zambia National Public Health Institute, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Virus Network, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Crane Foundation/Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia.,Central Veterinary Research Institute, Lusaka, Zambia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Ogawa H, Miyamoto H, Nakayama E, Yoshida R, Nakamura I, Sawa H, Ishii A, Thomas Y, Nakagawa E, Matsuno K, Kajihara M, Maruyama J, Nao N, Muramatsu M, Kuroda M, Simulundu E, Changula K, Hang'ombe B, Namangala B, Nambota A, Katampi J, Igarashi M, Ito K, Feldmann H, Sugimoto C, Moonga L, Mweene A, Takada A. Seroepidemiological Prevalence of Multiple Species of Filoviruses in Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) Migrating in Africa. J Infect Dis 2015; 212 Suppl 2:S101-8. [PMID: 25786916 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Fruit bats are suspected to be a natural reservoir of filoviruses, including Ebola and Marburg viruses. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the viral glycoprotein antigens, we detected filovirus-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies in 71 of 748 serum samples collected from migratory fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in Zambia during 2006-2013. Although antibodies to African filoviruses (eg, Zaire ebolavirus) were most prevalent, some serum samples showed distinct specificity for Reston ebolavirus, which that has thus far been found only in Asia. Interestingly, the transition of filovirus species causing outbreaks in Central and West Africa during 2005-2014 seemed to be synchronized with the change of the serologically dominant virus species in these bats. These data suggest the introduction of multiple species of filoviruses in the migratory bat population and point to the need for continued surveillance of filovirus infection of wild animals in sub-Saharan Africa, including hitherto nonendemic countries.
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- Hirohito Ogawa
- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia Departments of Disease Control
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- Departments of Disease Control Molecular Pathobiology Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia Departments of Disease Control
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia Departments of Disease Control
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia Departments of Disease Control
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- Divisions of Global Epidemiology Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka
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- Divisions of Global Epidemiology Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Bioinformatics, Research Center for Zoonosis Control Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana
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- Departments of Disease Control Collaboration and Education Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka
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- Departments of Disease Control Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- Departments of Disease Control Divisions of Global Epidemiology Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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