Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium caprae strains isolated in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 182 (10) ◽  
pp. 292-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Krajewska-Wędzina ◽  
Monika Kozińska ◽  
Blanka Orłowska ◽  
Marcin Weiner ◽  
Krzysztof Szulowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Genotypic Diversity ◽  
Reference Laboratory ◽  
Molecular Characterisation ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Veterinary Research ◽  
Mycobacterium Caprae ◽  
Explicit Mention ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
National Veterinary Research Institute

Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB, bTB) is caused by bovine bacilli: Mycobacterium bovis and M caprae. The studies conducted in Poland, in the National Bovine Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology of the National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy, show that animal tuberculosis in Poland is also caused by M caprae. We here describe the identification and genotypic assessment of 52 isolates of M caprae obtained from Polish cattle and wild animals over the last five years. We show that strains isolated from bison have significant genotypic diversity and are distinct compared with the genotypes of strains isolated from cattle. Similarly, isolates from cattle herds can be highly genotypically variable. Formal designation of the members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is controversial in Poland; there is a gap in veterinary legislation with regard to bTB and no explicit mention of M caprae causing tuberculosis in animal.

scholarly journals Infection by Mycobacterium caprae in three cattle herds in Emilia-Romagna Region, Northern Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Magnani ◽  
Mauro Cavalca ◽  
Marco Pierantoni ◽  
Andrea Luppi ◽  
Anna Maria Cantoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Italian Region ◽  
Notification Rate ◽  
Mycobacterium Caprae ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Cattle Herds

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a contagious chronic disease associated with progressive emaciation (starvation) and tubercles (granuloma) formation commonly caused by Mycobacterium bovis. In cattle, M. caprae may also be responsible for bTB. In EU, human tuberculosis due to M. bovis had a notification rate of 0.04 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017, but data did not include M. caprae infections. From September 2018 to April 2019, bTB outbreaks were investigated in three neighbouring dairy cattle herds in Parma province, Northern Italy. Parma municipality belongs to an officially free of bovine tuberculosis (OTF) Italian region. Official testing on cattle herds, performed every three years as legally required, revealed no positive animals. Tubercular lesions were found during the post mortem (PM) examination of slaughtered cattle and M. caprae genotype SB0418/VNTR 4,3,5,3,4,5,2,2,4, 3,15,5 was isolated. This report confirms the crucial importance of PM veterinary inspection at slaughterhouse, despite the OTF status of cattle herds.

Epidemiology of African Swine Fever in Poland since the detection of the first case

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Pejsak ◽  
M. Truszczyński ◽  
K. Niemczuk ◽  
E. Kozak ◽  
I. Markowska-Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
African Swine Fever ◽  
Reference Laboratory ◽  
Surveillance Programme ◽  
National Reference ◽  
Veterinary Research ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
National Veterinary Research Institute ◽  
Backyard Pigs

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide characteristics of the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Poland from February to August, 2014. The samples from dead wild boar and domestic pigs were submitted to the National Veterinary Research Institute, National Reference Laboratory for ASF in Pulawy, Poland, for testing by PCR and ELISA methods. In the studied period, fourteen cases of ASF in wild boar and two outbreaks in backyard pigs were confirmed. In addition to the results of laboratory tests performed in 2014, the article describes the ASF surveillance programme in wild boar and pigs in Poland carried out in 2011-2013. The spread of ASF in Poland is compared with the epidemiological situation in Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis in Antelopes in a Zoo in Poland – Problem of Public Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Krajewska ◽  
Michał Załuski ◽  
Anna Zabost ◽  
Blanka Orłowska ◽  
Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Mycobacterium Caprae ◽  
In Captivity

Bovine tuberculosis is an infectious disease that occurs in many species of both domestic and wild animals, as well as those held in captivity. The etiological factor is the acid resistant bacillus (Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium caprae), which is characterized by the major pathogenicity among mycobacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The material from 8 antelopes from the zoo, suspected for tuberculosis were examined, and M. bovis strains were isolated from 6 of them. The spoligotyping method showing spoligo pattern 676763777777600. In Poland, this spoligotype has not been observed so far.

A simulation model for the spread of bovine tuberculosis within New Zealand cattle herds

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.D. Barlow ◽  
J.M. Kean ◽  
G. Hickling ◽  
P.G. Livingstone ◽  
A.B. Robson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Cattle Herds

scholarly journals Future Risk of Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Breakdown in Cattle Herds 2013–2018: A Dominance Analysis Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1004
Author(s):  
Andrew W. Byrne ◽  
Damien Barrett ◽  
Philip Breslin ◽  
Jamie M. Madden ◽  
James O’Keeffe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Herd Size ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Dominance Analysis ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Significant Spatial Variation ◽  
Future Risk ◽  
Cattle Herds

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains a significant endemic pathogen of cattle herds, despite multi-decadal control programmes being in place in several countries. Understanding the risks of future bTB breakdown (BD) and the associated characteristics of herds and index breakdowns could help inform risk categorisation. Such risk categories could then contribute to tailored management and policies. Here, we estimated the future risk of herd BD for the cohort of herds that were derestricted during 2013 in Ireland using multivariable logit regression models, with a dominance analysis approach. One third of herds that were derestricted in 2013 experienced a breakdown during the follow-up five year period (1469/4459; 33%). BD length was a significant predictor of future risk, primarily driven by long BDs > 230 days relative to short BDs < 130 days (OR 95%CI: 1.157–1.851), as was having had a previous BD (OR 95%CI: 1.012–1.366). Herd-size was the dominant predictor of future risk (accounted for 46% of predicted variance), suggesting significant increase in risk of future breakdown with increasing (log) herd-size (OR 95%CI: 1.378–1.609). There was significant spatial variation in future risk across counties, and it was the second most dominant predictor of future risk (25% of predicted variance). The size of index breakdowns was not a strong predictor of future risk over a 5-year period. These findings can inform a risk-based policy development.

scholarly journals Bovine tuberculosis and its risk factors among dairy cattle herds in and around Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anwar Nuru ◽  
Gezahegne Mamo ◽  
Leakemariam Teshome ◽  
Aboma Zewdie ◽  
Girmay Medhin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Cattle Herds

scholarly journals Assessment of the specificity of a gamma-interferon test performed with specific antigens to detect bovine tuberculosis, after non-negative results to intradermal tuberculin testing

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Praud ◽  
Clémence Bourély ◽  
Maria-Laura Boschiroli ◽  
Barbara Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Skin Tests ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
In Series ◽  
Specific Antigens ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
Tuberculin Testing ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

In cattle herds in France, cervical skin tests (STs) using simple intradermal tuberculin (SIT) are performed to detect bovine tuberculosis (bTB). When positive results are found on ST screening, the herd is considered to be ‘under suspicion’ and confined, raising economic issues. The suspicion can be lifted by carrying out a single intradermal cervical comparative test (SICCT) at least six weeks later.The authors conducted an experimental study in France between 2013 and 2015 to assess the accuracy of the gamma-interferon test (IFN-γ), used in series after a non-negative result to ST screening, and to study the possibility of replacing the SICCT performed six weeks later by an IFN performed within a few days. Data were collected concerning 40 infected and 1825 bTB-free animals from herds with non-negative results to ST screening. This study showed that the IFN-γ test based on specific antigens and performed within a few days of a non-negative result to the ST has higher sensitivity than the SICCT performed six weeks later and equal specificity. The IFN test is more convenient to perform; however, it is more expensive. The IFN-γ test based on MIX antigens may be a useful alternative to the SICCT, to shorten the confinement period of suspect herds without underdetecting bTB.

Herd-level risk factors for bovine tuberculosis in French cattle herds

2016 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maud Marsot ◽  
Marina Béral ◽  
Axelle Scoizec ◽  
Yoann Mathevon ◽  
Benoit Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Herd Level ◽  
Cattle Herds

scholarly journals A model of bovine tuberculosis control in domesticated cattle herds

1997 ◽  
Vol 264 (1384) ◽  
pp. 1069-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Kao ◽  
M. G. Roberts ◽  
T. J. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Tuberculosis Control ◽  
Cattle Herds
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