scholarly journals Conservation of White Rhinoceroses Threatened by Bovine Tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2373-2375
Author(s):  
Michele A. Miller ◽  
Peter Buss ◽  
Sven D.C. Parsons ◽  
Eduard Roos ◽  
Josephine Chileshe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis

scholarly journals Conservation of White Rhinoceroses Threatened by Bovine Tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2373-2375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele A. Miller ◽  
Peter Buss ◽  
Sven D.C. Parsons ◽  
Eduard Roos ◽  
Josephine Chileshe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis

scholarly journals Tracing cross species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis at the wildlife/livestock interface in South Africa 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petronillah Rudo Sichewo ◽  
Tiny M. Hlokwe ◽  
Eric M.C. Etter ◽  
Anita L. Michel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
African Buffalo ◽  
High Genetic Variability ◽  
Spoligotype Pattern ◽  
Public Health Threat

Abstract Background: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) affects cattle and wildlife in South Africa with the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) as the principal maintenance host. The presence of a wildlife maintenance host at the wildlife/livestock interface acting as spill-over host makes it much more challenging to control and eradicate bTB in cattle. Spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping methods were performed to investigate the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) isolates from cattle and wildlife, their distribution and transmission at the wildlife/livestock interface in northern Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), South Africa. Results: SB0130 was identified as the dominant spoligotype pattern at this wildlife/livestock interface, while VNTR typing revealed a total of 29 VNTR profiles (strains) in the KZN province signifying high genetic variability. The detection of 5 VNTR profiles shared between cattle and buffalo suggests M. bovis transmission between species. MIRU-VNTR confirmed co-infection in one cow with three strains of M. bovis that differed at a single locus, with 2 being shared with buffalo, implying pathogen introduction from most probably unrelated wildlife sources. Conclusion: Our findings highlight inter and intra species transmission of bTB at the wildlife/livestock interface and the need for the implementation of adequate bTB control measures to mitigate the spread of the pathogen responsible for economic losses and a public health threat.

Seroprevalence ofMycobacterium bovisinfection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in bovine tuberculosis-endemic regions of South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1182-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Roos ◽  
F. Olea-Popelka ◽  
P. Buss ◽  
L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist ◽  
D. Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Phacochoerus Africanus
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