Review Article

Multihost Tuberculosis: Insights from the Portuguese Control Program

Table 1

Patterns, animal host, and prevalence of the 21 most prevalent M. bovis and M. caprae spoligotypes isolated in mainland Portugal from 2002 to 2009 (joint results from [8, 15]). The patterns are listed in decreasing order of prevalence.

SpoligotypesAnimal speciesNumber of isolatesPercentage of total
CattleGoatSheepDeerBoar

SB012111610413022.9
SB0119581646912.1
SB0140292315.5
SB088628284.9
SB1090211223.9
SB1095211223.9
SB01577123223.9
SB02951911213.7
SB11741631203.5
SB1264686203.5
SB02659163193.4
SB1172162183.2
SB01201251183.2
SB012416162.8
SB0122210122.1
SB0134881.4
SB11954481.4
SB085643181.4
SB12664371.2
SB12736171.2
SB14835161.1
other4493569.8