Badgers as a potential source of bovine tuberculosis - first studies in Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med
; 25(3): 409-410, 2018 Sep 25.
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ABSTRACT
Since 2009, Poland has been recognized as a country officially free of bovine tuberculosis (BTB). However, new outbreaks are each year quoted. In many countries it has been shown that badgers (Meles meles) are a vector of Mycobacterium bovis/caprae (M.bovis/caprae) and a source of bovine tuberculosis for many domestical species, mainly for cattle. The aim of the presented study was to determine, for the first time in Poland, the occurrence of tuberculosis in badgers in areas where the disease occurs in cattle. Tissue samples were examined by classical microbiology methods, mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT), and real time PCR. A total of 155 samples from 31 badgers were examined. In any case Mycobacterium bovis/caprae infection has not been diagnosed. This indicates that badgers probably are not a vector of bovine tuberculosis in Poland.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Reservatórios de Doenças
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Mustelidae
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Mycobacterium bovis
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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En
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Ann Agric Environ Med
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Polônia