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A Two-Years' Survey on the Prevalence of Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium capraein Red Deer ( Cervus elaphus) in the Tyrol, Austria
Ist Teil von
ISRN veterinary science, 2012-01
Ort / Verlag
New York: Hindawi Limited
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
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Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）
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A survey of 143 hunter-harvested red deer for tuberculosis was conducted in an Alpine area in Western Austria over two subsequent years. There, single tuberculosis cases caused by Mycobacterium capraehad been detected in cattle and red deer over the preceding decade. The area under investigation covered approximately 500 km2, divided into five different hunting plots. Lymph nodes of red deer were examined grossly and microscopically for typical tuberculosis-like lesions and additionally by microbiological culturing. Executing a detailed hunting plan, nine M. capraeisolates were obtained. Six out of nine originated from one single hunting plot with the highest estimated prevalence of tuberculosis, that is, 23.1%. All isolates were genotyped by mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit--variable number of tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing of 24 standard loci plus VNTR 1982. All nine isolates belonged to a single cluster termed "Lechtal" which had been found in cattle and red deer in the region, demonstrating a remarkable dominance and stability over ten years. This is the first report on a systematic prospective study investigating the prevalence and strain variability of M. capraeinfection in red deer in Austria and in the Alpine countries.