Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina

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 Argenti...

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Main Authors: Barandiaran, Soledad, Marfil, Maria Jimena, La Sala, Luciano Francisco, Tammone, Agostina, Condori, Walter Ezequiel, Winter, Marina, Abate, Sergio Damián, Rosas, Ana Carolina, Ponce, Loredana, Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás, Serena, Maria Soledad, Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila, Zumarraga, Martin Jose
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author Barandiaran, Soledad
Marfil, Maria Jimena
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Tammone, Agostina
Condori, Walter Ezequiel
Winter, Marina
Abate, Sergio Damián
Rosas, Ana Carolina
Ponce, Loredana
Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás
Serena, Maria Soledad
Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila
Zumarraga, Martin Jose
author_browse Abate, Sergio Damián
Barandiaran, Soledad
Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás
Condori, Walter Ezequiel
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila
Marfil, Maria Jimena
Ponce, Loredana
Rosas, Ana Carolina
Serena, Maria Soledad
Tammone, Agostina
Winter, Marina
Zumarraga, Martin Jose
author_facet Barandiaran, Soledad
Marfil, Maria Jimena
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Tammone, Agostina
Condori, Walter Ezequiel
Winter, Marina
Abate, Sergio Damián
Rosas, Ana Carolina
Ponce, Loredana
Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás
Serena, Maria Soledad
Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila
Zumarraga, Martin Jose
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description 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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spelling INTA183172025-03-07T14:24:43Z Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina Barandiaran, Soledad Marfil, Maria Jimena La Sala, Luciano Francisco Tammone, Agostina Condori, Walter Ezequiel Winter, Marina Abate, Sergio Damián Rosas, Ana Carolina Ponce, Loredana Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás Serena, Maria Soledad Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila Zumarraga, Martin Jose Bovine Tuberculosis Swine Resource Conservation Disease Transmission Tuberculosis Bovina Cerdo Conservación de los Recursos Mycobacterium bovis Transmisión de Enfermedades Argentina Wild Pigs Cerdos Salvajes 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. Instituto de Biotecnología Fil: Barandiaran, Soledad. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA); Argentina Fil: Barandiaran, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Marfil, Maria Jimena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA); Argentina Fil: Marfil, Maria Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: La Sala, Luciano Francisco. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur; Argentina Fil: La Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Tammone, Agostina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria Tandil (CIVETAN); Argentina Fil: Tammone, Agostina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Condori, Walter Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigación Veterinaria Tandil (CIVETAN); Argentina Fil: Condori, Walter Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Winter, Marina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Viedma del Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro; Argentina Fil: Abate, Sergio. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Viedma del Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro; Argentina Fil: Rosas, Ana Carolina. Fundación Rewilding Argentina. Programa Restauración de ambientes y especies amenazadas; Argentina Fil: Ponce, Loredana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA); Argentina Fil: Ponce, Loredana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Administración. Gestión Ambiental/Ecología; Argentina Fil: Serena, Maria Soledad. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Laboratorio de Virología; Argentina Fil: Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Zumarraga, Martin Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO); Argentina Fil: Zumarraga, Martin Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2024-06-28T16:19:17Z 2024-06-28T16:19:17Z 2024 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18317 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-024-01681-y 1612-9202 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-024-01681-y eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I103-001, Desarrollo de tecnologías diagnósticas y estudios epidemiológicos para el control de enfermedades que afectan la producción animal y la salud pública info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer EcoHealth 21 : 71-82 (Published: 10 May 2024)
spellingShingle Bovine Tuberculosis
Swine
Resource Conservation
Disease Transmission
Tuberculosis Bovina
Cerdo
Conservación de los Recursos
Mycobacterium bovis
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Wild Pigs
Cerdos Salvajes
Barandiaran, Soledad
Marfil, Maria Jimena
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Tammone, Agostina
Condori, Walter Ezequiel
Winter, Marina
Abate, Sergio Damián
Rosas, Ana Carolina
Ponce, Loredana
Carpinetti, Bruno Nicolás
Serena, Maria Soledad
Lozano Calderon, Laura Camila
Zumarraga, Martin Jose
Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title_full Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title_fullStr Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title_short Tuberculosis in wild pigs from Argentina
title_sort tuberculosis in wild pigs from argentina
topic Bovine Tuberculosis
Swine
Resource Conservation
Disease Transmission
Tuberculosis Bovina
Cerdo
Conservación de los Recursos
Mycobacterium bovis
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Wild Pigs
Cerdos Salvajes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18317
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-024-01681-y
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-024-01681-y
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