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Domestic animals infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans - implications for transmission to humans

dc.contributor.authorDjouaka, R.
dc.contributor.authorZeukeng, F.
dc.contributor.authorBigoga, J.D.
dc.contributor.authorKakou-Ngazoa, S.E.
dc.contributor.authorAkoton, R.
dc.contributor.authorTchigossou, G.
dc.contributor.authorCoulibaly, D.N.
dc.contributor.authorTchebe, S.J.E.
dc.contributor.authorAboubacar, S.
dc.contributor.authorNguepdjo, C.N.
dc.contributor.authorTossou, E.
dc.contributor.authorAdeoti, R.
dc.contributor.authorNgonga, T.M.N.
dc.contributor.authorAkpo, Y.
dc.contributor.authorDjegbe, I.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.contributor.authorMbacham, W.F.
dc.contributor.authorAblordey, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:27:30Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:27:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.identifier.citationDjouaka, R., Zeukeng, F., Bigoga, J.D., Kakou-Ngazoa, S.E., Akoton, R., Tchigossou, G., ... & Ablordey, A. (2018). Domestic animals infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans—Implications for transmission to humans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(7), e0006572.
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4951
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal; Published online: 2 July 2018
dc.description.abstractBackground The environmental pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) can infect both humans and animals and cause Buruli ulcer (BU) disease. However, its mode(s) of transmission from the colonized environment to human/animal hosts remain unclear. In Australia, MU can infect both wildlife and domestic mammals. Till date, BU-like lesions have only been reported in wildlife in Africa. This warrants a thorough assessment of possible MU in domestic animals in Africa. Here, we screened roaming domesticated animals that share the human microhabitat in two different BU endemic sites, Sedje-Denou in Benin and Akonolinga in Cameroon, for MU lesions. Methodology/Principal findings We screened roaming mammals and birds across 3 endemic villages of Sedje-Denou in Southern Benin and 6 endemic villages of Akonolinga in Cameroon. After approval from relevant authorities, specimens (wound swabs and tissue fragments) were collected from animals with open or active lesion and systematically screened to detect the presence of MU though the diagnostic DNA targets IS2404, IS2606 and KR-B. Out of 397 animals surveyed in Akonolinga, 44 (11.08%) carried skin lesions and all were negative for MU DNA. For Sedje-Denou, only 25 (6.93%) out of 361 animals surveyed carried external skin lesions of which 2 (8%) were positive for MU DNA targets. These MU infected lesions were found in two different villages on a goat (abdominal part) and on a dog (nape area of the neck). Source-tracking of MU isolates within infected animal lesions was performed using VNTR genotyping and further confirmed with sequencing. One MU VNTR genotype (Z) was successfully typed from the goat lesion. The evolutionary history inferred from sequenced data revealed a clustering of animal MU isolates within isolates from human lesions. Conclusion/Significance This study describes the first report of two MU infected lesions in domestic animals in Africa. Their DNA sequence analyses show close relationship to isolates from human cases. It suggests that MU infection should be suspected in domestic hosts and these could play a role in transmission. The findings further support the hypothesis that MU is a ubiquitous environmental pathogen found in endemic areas, and probably involved in a multiple transmission pathway.
dc.description.sponsorshipAgroEcoHealth Platform
dc.format.extent1-19
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectMycobacterium
dc.subjectTransmissions
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectPathogens
dc.titleDomestic animals infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans - implications for transmission to humans
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Yaoundé
cg.contributor.affiliationPasteur Institute Abidjan
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Abomey-Calavi
cg.contributor.affiliationAkonolinga District Hospital, Cameroon
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Parakou
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghana
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest And Central Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.creator.identifierRousseau Djouaka: 0000-0003-4772-0753
cg.creator.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
cg.researchthemeNUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid102049
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006572


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