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T1 - Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
T2 - human exposure through environmental and domestic aerosols
AU - Rhodes, Glenn
AU - Richardson, Hollian
AU - Hermon-Taylor, John
AU - Weightman, Andrew
AU - Higham, Andrew
AU - Pickup, Roger
N1 - This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
PY - 2014/7/14
Y1 - 2014/7/14
N2 - Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) causes Johne’s disease in animals and is significantly associated with Crohn’s disease (CD) in humans. Our previous studies have shown Map to be present in U.K. rivers due to land deposition from chronic livestock infection and runoff driven by rainfall. The epidemiology of CD in Cardiff showed a significant association with the River Taff, in which Map can be detected on a regular basis. We have previously hypothesized that aerosols from the river might influence the epidemiology of CD. In this preliminary study, we detected Map by quantitative PCR in one of five aerosol samples collected above the River Taff. In addition, we examined domestic showers from different regions in the U.K. and detected Map in three out of 30 independent samples. In detecting Map in river aerosols and those from domestic showers, this is the first study to provide evidence that aerosols are an exposure route for Map to humans and may play a role in the epidemiology of CD.
AB - Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) causes Johne’s disease in animals and is significantly associated with Crohn’s disease (CD) in humans. Our previous studies have shown Map to be present in U.K. rivers due to land deposition from chronic livestock infection and runoff driven by rainfall. The epidemiology of CD in Cardiff showed a significant association with the River Taff, in which Map can be detected on a regular basis. We have previously hypothesized that aerosols from the river might influence the epidemiology of CD. In this preliminary study, we detected Map by quantitative PCR in one of five aerosol samples collected above the River Taff. In addition, we examined domestic showers from different regions in the U.K. and detected Map in three out of 30 independent samples. In detecting Map in river aerosols and those from domestic showers, this is the first study to provide evidence that aerosols are an exposure route for Map to humans and may play a role in the epidemiology of CD.
KW - Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
KW - Crohn’s disease
KW - aerosols
KW - rivers
KW - domestic showers
KW - exposure
U2 - 10.3390/pathogens3030577
DO - 10.3390/pathogens3030577
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 577
EP - 595
JO - Pathogens
JF - Pathogens
SN - 2076-0817
IS - 3
ER -