Lack of evidence for the presence of leprosy bacilli in red squirrels from North-West Europe.
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium lepromatosis
OneHealth
leprosy
red squirrel
zoonosis
Journal
Transboundary and emerging diseases
ISSN: 1865-1682
Titre abrégé: Transbound Emerg Dis
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101319538
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
27
08
2019
revised:
25
10
2019
accepted:
08
11
2019
pubmed:
17
11
2019
medline:
18
8
2020
entrez:
17
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Leprosy is a human infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis that can also occur in animals and even manifest as zoonosis. Recently, both mycobacteria were detected in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from the British Isles. To further explore the presence of leprosy bacilli in North-West Europe, we screened Belgian and Dutch squirrels. Tissue samples from 115 animals tested by qPCR were negative for both pathogens. No molecular or pathological evidence was found of the presence of these zoonotic pathogens in North-West Europe.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1032-1034Subventions
Organisme : R2STOP Research grant from Effect hope/The Leprosy Mission Canada
Organisme : Q.M. Gastmann-Wichers Foundation
Informations de copyright
© 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
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