Annual short-burst mass anthelmintic administration reduces tuberculosis severity but not prevalence in a wildlife reservoir
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Lello, Joanne
Gasso, Diana
Gonçalves, Pilar
Risco, David
García, Waldo L.
Garrido-Amaro, Cristina
Mentaberre, Gregorio
Torres-Blas, Irene
Velarde, Roser
López-Olvera, Jorge R.
Fernández-Llario, Pedro
Serrano, Emmanuel
Publication date
2023-10-23ISSN
2296-701X
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex (MTC), is an important disease in both human and animal systems.
Helminths are commonly found in coinfection with MTC and TB is often
exacerbated in such coinfections. Long-term anthelmintic administration, to
control helminths, can improve a host’s ability to control MTC infection. Mass
drug administration programmes, in which anthelmintics are given only once or
twice a year, leaving periods where helminth reinfection can occur, are common
in both human and domestic animal populations. To date, the effect of such
intermittent control programmes on MTC infection and severity has not been
explored.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
619 - Veterinary science
Pages
9
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Is part of
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Citation
Lello, Joanne, Diana Gassó, Pilar Gonçalves, David Risco, Waldo Garcı́A, Joaquím Segalés, Cristina Garrido-Amaro, et al. 2023. “Annual Short-Burst Mass Anthelmintic Administration Reduces Tuberculosis Severity but Not Prevalence in a Wildlife Reservoir.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 1186295. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1186295.
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MINECO/Programa Estatal de promoción del talento y su empleabilidad en I+D+I/RYC-2016-21120/ES/ /
Program
Sanitat Animal
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