Table 2. Occurrence of tuberculosis-like lesions in different anatomical regions of wild boar.
TB LESION DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS (n = 115) | |
One anatomical region | 89%(102) |
Head only | 83.5%(96) |
Thorax only | 4.3%(5) |
Abdomen only | 0.8%(1) |
Two or more anatomical region | 11%(13) |
Head an thorax | 7%(8) |
Head and abdomen | 3.5%(4) |
Thorax and abdomen | 0 |
Head, thorax and abdomen | 0.9%(1) |
Submandibular lymph nodes | 92%(106) |
Retropharyngeal lymph nodes | 16.5%(19) |
Bronquial or mediastinic lymph nodes | 12%(14) |
Lungs parenchyma | 1.7%(2) |
Mesenteric lymph nodes | 5%(6) |
Abdominal viscera | 0 |
Percentage of wild boars showing localized of generalized specific TBLL in different anatomical regions amongst 115 individuals in which complete post-mortem examination was performed.