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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease caused by acid-fast bacteria belonging to the <italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</italic> complex (MTBC). Both animals and humans are susceptible to infection by the MTBC. Interspecies transmission is also possible, including to livestock and humans. In the years 1997–2013, many tuberculosis cases were recorded in European bison in the Bieszczady Mountains; more alarmingly, TB was also recorded in wild boar in the years 2013–2020.</p>
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<h3>Material and Methods</h3>
<p>In the years 2013–2020, 104 wild boar from the Bieszczady Mountains were tested for TB through necropsy, mycobacterial culture, strain identification and spoligotyping.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The microbiological examination confirmed TB in 46 wild boar; these infections were identified as <italic>M. caprae</italic>, spoligotype SB2391.</p>
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<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>Free-living European bison are at risk of TB infection from wild boar carrying <italic>M. caprae</italic>. This situation also poses a risk to local cattle. There is a need for further activities aimed at monitoring the disease, preventing further transmission, and minimising the risk to public health.</p>
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Introduction
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease caused by acid-fast bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Both animals and humans are susceptible to infection by the MTBC. Interspecies transmission is also possible, including to livestock and humans. In the years 1997–2013, many tuberculosis cases were recorded in European bison in the Bieszczady Mountains; more alarmingly, TB was also recorded in wild boar in the years 2013–2020.


Material and Methods
In the years 2013–2020, 104 wild boar from the Bieszczady Mountains were tested for TB through necropsy, mycobacterial culture, strain identification and spoligotyping.


Results
The microbiological examination confirmed TB in 46 wild boar; these infections were identified as M. caprae, spoligotype SB2391.


Conclusion
Free-living European bison are at risk of TB infection from wild boar carrying M. caprae. This situation also poses a risk to local cattle. There is a need for further activities aimed at monitoring the disease, preventing further transmission, and minimising the risk to public health.

The eradication of <italic>M. caprae</italic> tuberculosis in wild boar (<italic>Sus scrofa</italic>) in the Bieszczady Mountains, southern Poland – an administrative perspective

Journal of Veterinary Research

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The eradication of  tuberculosis in wild boar () in the Bieszczady Mountains, southern Poland – an administrative perspective

Introduction
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease caused by acid-fast bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Both...

Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Total
Number of wild boar tested	21*	27**	2	8	29	1	15	1	104
Number positives of (M. confirmed caprae)	9*	14**	2	5	9	1	5	1	46

The eradication of M. caprae tuberculosis in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Bieszczady Mountains, southern Poland – an administrative perspective

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Feb. 2023

Seitenbereich: 61 - 66

Eingereicht: 04. Aug. 2022

Akzeptiert: 09. Feb. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2023-0006

Schlüsselwörter
spoligotype SB2391, tuberculosis, veterinary administration, wild boar

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Fig. 1

Fig. 2

The number of wild boar samples tested in 2013–2020 and the number of confirmed TB cases

Description of SB2391 spoligotype

The eradication of M. caprae tuberculosis in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Bieszczady Mountains, southern Poland – an administrative perspective

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Feb. 2023

Seitenbereich: 61 - 66

Eingereicht: 04. Aug. 2022

Akzeptiert: 09. Feb. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2023-0006

Schlüsselwörterspoligotype SB2391, tuberculosis, veterinary administration, wild boar

© 2023 M. Welz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

The number of wild boar samples tested in 2013–2020 and the number of confirmed TB cases

Description of SB2391 spoligotype

Schlüsselwörter
spoligotype SB2391, tuberculosis, veterinary administration, wild boar