Red de Recursos Faunísticos, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.
Prev Vet Med. 2011 Jan 1;98(1):58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.11.008. Epub 2010 Dec 4.
Intensification of game management may increase the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in wildlife despite eradication programs implemented in cattle herds in the same areas. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between wild game management practices and the presence of tuberculosis in red deer populations in Southwestern Spain. Five hundred and fifty-one animals were examined by necropsy to detect tuberculosis-like lesions in the main lymph nodes. Prevalence, as determined by TB-like lesions, was estimated to be 5.1% of animals, with 77% of TB-like lesions confirmed by PCR. Our results suggest that population density, in addition to factors which promote the local aggregation of animals, is factors associated with increased prevalence of TB in red deer populations. We suggest that management practices including supplementary feeding, fencing, water ponds and interaction with domestic livestock should be revised in order to prevent TB in wild deer both.
尽管在同一地区的牛群中实施了根除计划，但加强猎物管理可能会增加野生动物中结核病（TB）的流行。在这项横断面研究中，我们调查了野生动物管理实践与西班牙西南部红鹿种群中结核病之间的关系。通过剖检检查了 551 只动物，以检测主要淋巴结中的结核病样病变。根据结核病样病变确定的患病率估计为动物的 5.1％，其中 77％的结核病样病变通过 PCR 确认。我们的研究结果表明，种群密度以及促进动物局部聚集的因素是与红鹿种群中结核病流行增加相关的因素。我们建议，包括补充喂养，围栏，池塘和与家畜的相互作用在内的管理实践应进行修订，以防止野生鹿中发生结核病。
