title: Mycobacterium bovis infection in a wild sow (Sus scrofa): first case in Korea.
abstract: Mycobacterium (M.) bovis causes tuberculosis and has a broad host range, including humans, livestock, and wild animals. M. bovis infection of wild boar has been reported in several European countries. We report here the first case of M. bovis infection in a domesticated wild sow in Korea. Granulomatous and necrotizing lesions with small numbers of acid-fast bacilli were observed in nodules of the lung of wild sow. Furthermore, the M. bovis isolate from the wild sow had spoligotype SB0140 and a novel MIRU-VNTR allelic profile, which is not found in cattle and deer in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Animal Disease Control Center, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Daegu 42768, Korea.|Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Bok Kyung
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Young
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Myung
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Boo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Yunho
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: So Yoon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Oun Kyung
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Disease, Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Gyeongsangnam-do Livestock Veterinary Promotion Institute, Jinju 52733, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Kwon
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Gyeongsangbuk-do Veterinary Service Laboratory, Daegu 41405, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Nam
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Korea; Mycobacterium bovis; wild sow