Soledad Barandiaran, María Jimena Marfil, Luciano Francisco La Sala, Agostina Tammone, Walter Ezequiel Condori, Marina Winter, Sergio Abate, Ana Carolina Rosas, Loredana Ponce, Bruno Carpinetti, María Soledad Serena, Laura Camila Lozano Calderón, Martín José Zumárraga
Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM), may infect wild and domestic mammals, including humans. Although cattle are the main hosts and spreaders of M. bovis, many wildlife hosts play an important role worldwide. In Argentina, wild boar and domestic pigs are considered important links in mammalian tuberculosis (mTB) transmission. The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of M. bovis in wild pigs from different regions of Argentina, to characterize isolates of M...
May 10, 2024: EcoHealth