The eradication of M. caprae tuberculosis in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Bieszczady Mountains, southern Poland – an administrative perspective

Abstract

Animal tuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease caused by acid-fast bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Both animals and humans are susceptible to infection by the MTBC. Interspecies transmission is also possible, including to livestock and humans. In the years 1997–2013, many tuberculosis cases were recorded in European bison in the Bieszczady Mountains; more alarmingly, TB was also recorded in wild boar in the years 2013–2020.

Keywords

• mycobacterium caprae
• spoligotype sb2391
• tuberculosis
• veterinary administration
• wild boar