Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Slovakian wildlife

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of infectious enteritis called that has a high economic impact on worldwide livestock production. A central important question arises: Can wildlife animals serve as reservoir for transmission MAP to domestic ruminants? With this in mind, we devised study detect various Slovakian species found areas where had been documented ruminants. The samples parenchymatous organs (intestines, ileocecal valve and mesenteric lymphatic nodes) from 83 representing 13 species, inclu- ding 7 herbivorous, 5 carnivorous 1 omnivorous were collected during four-year period. clinical pathological examinations failed demonstrate any manifestations samples. detection was done by widely used tests, i.e. cultivation PCR analysis. bacterial cultures revealed growth spp. colonies 58 (70%) all wild animals, but testing demonstrated only one (7.69%) roe deer population.