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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection in Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) and Cattle in Asturias, Spain

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April 30th, 2021

The present work investigated the prevalence, spatial distribution, and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in free-ranging Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) and cattle in Asturias (Atlantic Spain) during a 13-year follow-up. The study objective was to assess the role of badgers as a TB reservoir for cattle and other sympatric wild species in the region. Between 2008 and 2020, 673 badgers (98 trapped and 575 killed in road traffic accidents) in Asturias were necropsied, and their tissue samples were cultured for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) isolation. Serum samples were tested in an in-house indirect P22 ELISA to detect antibodies against the MTC. In parallel, data on MTC isolation and single intradermal tuberculin test results were extracted for cattle that were tested and culled as part of the Spanish National Program for the Eradication of Bovine TB. A total of 27/639 badgers (4.23%) were positive for MTC based on bacterial isolation, while 160/673 badgers (23.77%) were found to be positive with the P22 ELISA. The rate of seropositivity was higher among adult badgers than subadults. Badger TB status was spatially and temporally associated with cattle TB status. Our results cannot determine the direction of possible interspecies transmission, but they are consistent with the idea that the two hosts may exert infection pressure on each other. This study highlights the importance of the wildlife monitoring of infection and disease during epidemiological interventions in order to optimize outcomes




Blanco-Vazquez C., Doria-Barral T., Romero B., Queipo M., Merediz I., Quiros P., Armenteros JA., Juste R., Dominguez L., Dominguez M., Casais R. and Balseiro A.




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Participants:

Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasServicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA). Gobierno del Principado de Asturias.

Laboratório de Imunologia e Biologia Molecular. Instituto de Ciências da Saúde. Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasServicio de Sanidad y Producción Animal. Gobierno del Principado de Asturias.

Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasLaboratorio de Sanidad Animal. Gobierno del Principado de Asturias.

Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasDirección General del Medio Natural y Planificación Rural. Gobierno del Principado de Asturias.

Gobierno VascoAnimal Health Department. Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario (NEIKER). Gobierno Vasco.

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIServicio de Inmunología. Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM). Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII).

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad de LeónDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de León.

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).







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FACTOR YEAR Q
3.231 2021

NLMID: 101635614

PMID: 33946463

ISSN: 2076-2615



TITLE: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection in Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) and Cattle in Asturias, Spain


JOURNAL: Animals


NUMERACIÓN: 11(5):1294


AÑO: 2021


PUBLISHER: MDPI


AUTHORS: Blanco-Vazquez C., Doria-Barral T., Romero B., Queipo M., Merediz I., Quiros P., Armenteros JA., Juste R., Dominguez L., Dominguez M., Casais R. and Balseiro A.


3rd
Beatriz Romero Martínez
9th
Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez
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Mercedes Domínguez Rodríguez

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051294


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Blanco-Vazquez C., Doria-Barral T., Romero B., Queipo M., Merediz I., Quiros P., Armenteros JA., Juste R., Dominguez L., Dominguez M., Casais R. and Balseiro A. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection in Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) and Cattle in Asturias, Spain. Animals. 11(5):1294. 2021. (A). ISSN: 2076-2615. DOI: 10.3390/ani11051294


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