Tuberculosis in domestic animal species
Investigation article published in Research in Veterinary Science
October 1st, 2014
M. bovis and M. caprae, members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), are the major causative agents of tuberculosis in domestic animals. Notably, M. bovis exhibits a wide host range; the infection has been reported in many domesticated animals and free or captive wildlife. Despite most of them acting as spill-over hosts in particular epidemiological scenarios, some domesticated species as pigs, camelids and goats may display high rates of infection and possibly play a role in the inter-species transmission of the disease. The aim of this review is to make an updated overview of the susceptibility and the role in the transmission of the disease of the most common domesticated animals species such as small ruminants, pigs, horses, camelids, dogs and cats. An overview of the diagnostic approaches to detect the infection in each of the species included in the review is also presented
Pesciarioli M., Alvarez J., Boniotti B., Cagiola M., Di Marco V., Marianelli C., Pacciarini M. and Pasquali P.
 | Servicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety. Istituto Superiore di Sanitŕ. |
 | College of Veterinary Medicine. University of Minnesota (UMM). |
| Centro Nazionale di Referenza per la Tubercolosi Bovina. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell Emilia Romagna (IZSLER). | |
| Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Umbria e delle Marche (IZSUM). | |
 | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSI). |
| FAO-Italia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | |
