Survey of local fauna from endemic areas of northern Queensland, Australia for the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Singh, Avishek, McBride, John Hannan William, Govan, Brenda, and Pearson, Mark (2019) Survey of local fauna from endemic areas of northern Queensland, Australia for the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans. International Journal Of Mycobacteriology, 8 (1). pp. 48-52.
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Abstract
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU), regionally known as the Daintree ulcer or Bairnsdale ulcer is caused by the environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU). This disease is characterized by extensive and painless necrosis of skin and soft tissue with the formation of large ulcers and has been reported in > 33 countries worldwide. This organism is geographically restricted and in Australia, the disease has been reported primarily in coastal Victoria and the Mossman-Daintree areas of northern Queensland. Australia is the only country where nonhuman cases of BU have been confirmed. The common ringtail possums and mountain brushtail possums have been suggested as potential animal reservoirs of MU in coastal Victoria, Australia. The exact mode of transmission of this disease remains unknown. Methods: In this study, we surveyed local fauna from endemic areas of northern Queensland, Australia, for the presence of MU in scat samples. We collected 140 bandicoot, four white-tailed rats, and two possum scat samples from 56 overnight trapping sessions. Samples were examined for the presence of MU DNA by the polymerase chain reaction. Results: Two out of five samples did not contain a sufficient amount of DNA to detect IS2606 and the ketoreductase B (KR) domain of the mycolactone polyketide synthase gene, which is represented by higher cycle threshold (Ct) values for IS2404 shown in table below. Despite of having desired Ct values for IS2404, one IS2404 positive sample possibly contained DNA of closely related M. ulcerans subspecies with lower copy number of IS2606 that do not commonly cause disease in human. All three targets: IS2404, IS2606 and KR were detected from the remaining two scat samples. Conclusion: We confirm the presence of M. ulcerans DNA in the scat samples collected from a Buruli ulcer endemic region of Northern Queensland, Australia.
| Item ID: | 57812 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2212-554X |
| Keywords: | Australia, Mycobacterium ulcerans, native mammals, northern Queensland |
| Copyright Information: | © 2019 International Journal of Mycobacteriology. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‑NonCommercial‑ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non‑commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
| Funders: | Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation (FNQHF), College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University (JCU) |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2019 07:44 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320211 Infectious diseases @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920120 Zoonoses @ 50% |
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