Title |
Wild boar tuberculosis in Iberian Atlantic Spain: a different picture from Mediterranean habitats
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-9-176 |
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Authors |
Marta Muñoz-Mendoza, Nelson Marreros, Mariana Boadella, Christian Gortázar, Santiago Menéndez, Lucía de Juan, Javier Bezos, Beatriz Romero, María Francisca Copano, Javier Amado, José Luis Sáez, Jorge Mourelo, Ana Balseiro |
Abstract |
Infections with Mycobacterium bovis and closely related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) are shared between livestock, wildlife and sporadically human beings. Wildlife reservoirs exist worldwide and can interfere with bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication efforts. The Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a MTC maintenance host in Mediterranean Iberia (Spain and Portugal). However, few systematic studies in wild boar have been carried out in Atlantic regions. We describe the prevalence, distribution, pathology and epidemiology of MTC and other mycobacteria from wild boar in Atlantic Spain. A total of 2,067 wild boar were sampled between 2008 and 2012. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 2 | 25% |
Brazil | 1 | 13% |
Mexico | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 106 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 21% |
Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
Researcher | 12 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
Other | 14 | 13% |
Unknown | 28 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 28% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 29 | 27% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 3% |
Other | 12 | 11% |
Unknown | 27 | 25% |