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Table 2 Number of domestic and wildlife species subjected to culture in Galicia and Asturias between 2008–2012 and prevalence of M. tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) mycobacteria[6, 9, 24]

From: Wild boar tuberculosis in Iberian Atlantic Spain: a different picture from Mediterranean habitats

 

Domestic animals

Wildlife species

Cattle*

Sheep**

Goat**

Badger

Roe deer**

Fox**

Total cultured

4,768

167

109

182

350

107

MTC-infected (%)

934 (19.59)

82 (49.10)

43 (39.45)

14 (7.69)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.87)

MAC-infected (%)

48 (1.01)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

16 (8.79)

4 (1.43)

2 (1.87)

  1. *Cattle subjected to culture were first positive by the single tuberculin skin test during national campaigns of eradication of TB. **Note that sampling of sheep, goat, roe deer and fox was performed mainly in areas with a previous history of TB in cattle.