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18313144

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
A role of wildlife species as paratuberculosis reservoirs is strongly suspected based on field and molecular epidemiologic evidence. This paper presents the first large-scale data on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) antibodies in red deer from Spain, and tests the effect of host and environmental risk factors on antibody levels. A total of 257 out of 852 serum samples tested positive, yielding a total seroprevalence of 30.16% (95% CI 27.08-33.24). Sampling locality, presence of cattle and increasing age explained the variation in the individual ELISA optical density (OD) results. Data presented in this study strongly suggest that Spanish red deer are exposed to MAP. While contact with cattle was statistically significant, some wild populations showed the highest positivity to the ELISA. The results support the need of a careful study of MAP prevalence based on culture and molecular tools in order to clarify if deer play a significant role as paratuberculosis reservoirs for livestock, and if deer paratuberculosis is affecting hunting harvest, trophy quality, or wild animal welfare in Spain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0165-2427
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Large-scale ELISA testing of Spanish red deer for paratuberculosis.
pubmed:affiliation
IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s.n., 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't