Expanding the wildlife reservoir landscape: A high-throughput molecular surveillance study of zoonotic pathogens in Korean water deer.

ABSTRACT: The movement of wildlife across geographic boundaries increasingly drives the emergence and dissemination of transboundary zoonotic diseases. Here, we applied the TaqMan Array Card (TAC) platform for the first time in wildlife disease surveillance, enabling high-throughput screening of multiple pathogens in Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus, KWD)-a species widely distributed and frequently interacting with humans and livestock. Between April and November 2023, we collected 192 spleen tissue samples from 12 regions. Pathogen screening was performed using the TAC system, with positive detections subsequently validated via phylogenetic analysis. Seven zoonotic pathogens were identified: Ehrlichia canis (0.5 %), E. muris (1.6 %), Neoehrlichia mikurensis

SUBMITTER: Kim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446336 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature