Bovine tuberculosis in Central Ethiopian slaughterhouses and the identification of causative mycobacteria by multiplex real-time PCR.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic disease caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) that ultimately leads to the development of progressive granulomatous lesions. Although the disease is widespread, especially in crossbred cattle in Ethiopia, routine investigations and surveillance are lacking. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, associated risk factors, and species of mycobacteria causing bTB in slaughtered cattle at four slaughterhouses in Central Ethiopia.

Methods

Postmortem examination of 7,640 cattle was conducted using a cross-sectional slaughterhouse survey. A total of 388 tuberculous-like lesions (TBLs) were collected from 173 animals and cultured. Six target genes were used to differentiate mycobacter

SUBMITTER: Fromsa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462752 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature