Bovine tuberculosis in San Luis Potosi, Mexico: spatial analysis and risk factors

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https://doi.org/10.12834/VetIt.3405.23070.2

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Cattle, Spatial distribution, Geographic Information Systems, Bayesian, M. bovis

Abstract

A better understanding of the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) spatial distribution and the factors associated with increased risk is required to implement more effective control measures in Mexico. A cross-sectional study based on bTB testing on >1,600 herds in two regions of San Luis Potosi state, Altiplano and Huasteca, during 2018-2021 was conducted for the identification of spatial clustering and of bTB risk factors using the spatial scan statistic test and multivariable logistic regression models. The proportion of herds with at least one reactor was 17.9% in Altiplano and 38.6% in Huasteca, with one high risk cluster (HRC) present in each region. Larger herds (>20 animals) and those included in the HRC were exposed to a significantly increased risk of having at least one reactor in both regions. Given bTB caudal fold test limitations, herd disease freedom median posterior probability was calculated in an empirical Bayesian framework, classifying herds as “likely free” (> 94%) or “inconclusive”, the cluster and regression analysis was repeated, finding similar outcomes. Results demonstrated that certain herds are exposed to higher risk depending on their size and location in both regions, suggesting similar patterns of transmission; these findings can be used to further investigate how the disease spreads in San Luis Potosi.

Author Biographies

Gregorio Alvarez-Fuentes, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP)

Institute for Drylands Research (IIZD), UASLP, Mexico

Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodriguez, Umeå University

Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University (UMU), Sweden

Alberto Gomez-Buendia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre & Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain

Pilar Pozo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)

VISAVET, UCM & SaBio, National Wildlife Research Institute (IREC), CSIC- University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM) -JCCM, Spain

Luis Perez-Portilla, San Luis Potosi State Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Livestock

(CEFPP SLP), Mexico

Julio Alvarez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre & Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain

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Ruiz Gil, A. K., Alvarez-Fuentes, G., Fonseca-Rodriguez, O., Gomez-Buendia, A., Pozo, P., Hernandez-Arteaga, L. E. del S., Ballesteros-Rodea, G., Perez-Portilla, L., & Alvarez, J. (2024). Bovine tuberculosis in San Luis Potosi, Mexico: spatial analysis and risk factors. Veterinaria Italiana, 60(4). https://doi.org/10.12834/VetIt.3405.23070.2

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