A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis
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 o...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2422202cbe474cc09cfe4f55b19217ec2025-08-20T03:41:49ZengBMCIrish Veterinary Journal2046-04812025-03-017811510.1186/s13620-025-00295-2A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovisDenise Murphy0William FitzGerald1Guy McGrath2Catherine Swan3Kevin Kenny4Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Athlone Regional Veterinary LaboratoryDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Backweston CampusCentre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College DublinDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Laboratories, Backweston CampusDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Laboratories, Backweston CampusAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00295-2Mycobacterium bovisIrelandRed foxBovine tuberculosisWildlife risk |
| spellingShingle | Denise Murphy William FitzGerald Guy McGrath Catherine Swan Kevin Kenny A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis Irish Veterinary Journal Mycobacterium bovis Ireland Red fox Bovine tuberculosis Wildlife risk |
| title | A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis |
| title_full | A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis |
| title_fullStr | A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis |
| title_short | A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis |
| title_sort | survey of irish red foxes vulpes vulpes to establish the prevalence of mycobacterium bovis |
| topic | Mycobacterium bovis Ireland Red fox Bovine tuberculosis Wildlife risk |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-025-00295-2 |
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