Débora Jiménez-Martín, Ignacio García-Bocanegra, María A Risalde, Sebastián Napp, Mercedes Domínguez, Beatriz Romero, Inmaculada Moreno, Remigio Martínez, David Cano-Terriza
Tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), which can affect a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species. Although the role of goats as a reservoir of MTC bacteria has been evidenced, information about the circulation of MTC strains in this species is still very scarce. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence, spatial distribution, risk factors and MTC spoligotypes circulating in goats from Andalusia (Southern Spain), the Spanish region with the largest goat census and a hotspot area of TB in both cattle and wild ungulates...
April 9, 2024: Preventive Veterinary Medicine