Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 419

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and associated risk factors for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in dairy cattle in Mexico

Feliciano Milián-Suazo*
  • Feliciano Milián-Suazo*
  • Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla. Delegación Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Querétaro, C.P. 76230. México.
  • Google Scholar
Marco A. Santillán-Flores
  • Marco A. Santillán-Flores
  • Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Microbiología Animal. Km. 15.5 Carretera México-Toluca. Colonia Palo Alto. Cuajimalpa, Distrito Federal. C.P. 05110. México.
  • Google Scholar
Horacio Zendejas-Martínez
  • Horacio Zendejas-Martínez
  • Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla. Delegación Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Querétaro, C.P. 76230. México.
  • Google Scholar
Leticia García-Casanova
  • Leticia García-Casanova
  • Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Microbiología Animal. Km. 15.5 Carretera México-Toluca. Colonia Palo Alto. Cuajimalpa, Distrito Federal. C.P. 05110. México.
  • Google Scholar
Laura Hernández-Andrade
  • Laura Hernández-Andrade
  • Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Microbiología Animal. Km. 15.5 Carretera México-Toluca. Colonia Palo Alto. Cuajimalpa, Distrito Federal. C.P. 05110. México.
  • Google Scholar
Germinal J. Cantó-Alarcón
  • Germinal J. Cantó-Alarcón
  • Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla. Delegación Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Querétaro, C.P. 76230. México.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 03 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 August 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the seroprevalence and the associated risk factors to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. A total of 4,487 serum samples were collected from cattle in 173 farms from different parts of Mexico. Information about potential risk factors and spatial location of the farms was obtained through a questionnaire to farm´ owners and by global positioning system (GPS) apparatus respectively. An enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) kit was used to detect the presence of antibodies against paratuberculosis (MAP). Maps showing areas of high risk of MAP and maps showing areas with environmental conditions for the presence of paratuberculosis were elaborated with Maxent. The overall prevalence of the disease was 5%. The higher seroprevalence was in family run systems (11.3%). The spatial analysis showed higher prevalence (6%) in the South Pacific region. Three factors had a significant relationship with prevalence of the disease: history of tuberculosis, grazing in open fields and belonging to the family run system.

 

Key words: Mycobacterium, paratuberculosis, dairy cattle, seroprevalence, Mexico.