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A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Between October 2018 and December 2020, an opportunistic collection of tissues from 218 foxes was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) in this species. A pooled sample of lymph nodes, lung and other tissues from each fox, was cultured for the presence of M. bovis. The organism was not isolated from any fox samples, but non-tuberculous mycobacteria were recovered from 20 foxes. These results suggest that it is unlikely that foxes represent a significant wildlife source of M. bovis in Ireland.

Source: Irish Veterinary Journal

DOI: 10.1186/s13620-025-00295-2

Authors: Denise Murphy, William FitzGerald, Guy McGrath, Catherine Swan, Kevin Kenny

Institutions: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, University College Dublin, UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,990

OpenAlex ID: W4408678398

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