Mycobacterium bovis infection in a wild sow (Sus scrofa): the first case in Korea.
10.4142/jvs.2016.17.3.427
- Author:
Bok Kyung KU
1
;
Bo Young JEON
;
Jae Myung KIM
;
Young Boo JANG
;
Yunho JANG
;
So Yoon YU
;
Jiro KIM
;
Oun Kyung MOON
;
Suk Chan JUNG
;
Min Kwon LEE
;
Tae Nam JEONG
Author Information
1. Animal Disease Control Center, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Daegu 42768, Korea. kubk@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Korea;
Mycobacterium bovis;
wild sow
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Wild;
Cattle;
Deer;
Host Specificity;
Humans;
Korea*;
Livestock;
Lung;
Mycobacterium bovis*;
Mycobacterium*;
Sus scrofa;
Tuberculosis
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science
2016;17(3):427-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium (M.) bovis causes tuberculosis and has a broad host range, including humans, livestock, and wild animals. M. bovis infection of wild boar has been reported in several European countries. We report here the first case of M. bovis infection in a domesticated wild sow in Korea. Granulomatous and necrotizing lesions with small numbers of acid-fast bacilli were observed in nodules of the lung of wild sow. Furthermore, the M. bovis isolate from the wild sow had spoligotype SB0140 and a novel MIRU-VNTR allelic profile, which is not found in cattle and deer in Korea.
