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Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023
Research

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among Wild Rhesus Macaques and 2 Subspecies of Long-Tailed Macaques, Thailand, 2018–2022

Suthirote Meesawat, Saradee Warit, Yuzuru Hamada, and Suchinda MalaivijitnondComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Author affiliations: Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Science, Bangkok, Thailand (S. Meesawat, S. Malaivijitnond); National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand (S. Warit); Chulalongkorn University National Primate Research Center of Thailand Saraburi, Thailand (Y. Hamada, S. Malaivijitnond)

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Table 2

Detection of MTBC in throat, buccal, and rectal swab specimens tested by using IS6110-specific nested PCR in 32 populations of macaques, by swab site and location found, Thailand, 2018–2022*

Species (common name) Location Throat and buccal/rectal specimens MTBC-PCR detected in swabs, no. (%)
 MTBC-positive (%)
Throat Buccal Rectal Throat + buccal Throat + rectal Buccal + rectal All 3
Macaca mulatta (rhesus)
 Wat Phra Phutthabat Pha Ruea 57/57 2 (3.5) 1 (1.8) 2 (3.5) 0 1 (1.8) 0 0 4 (7.0)
Wat Tham Mueang On 10/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Tham Thorani Siri Ram 1/1 0 0 1 (100) 0 0 0 0 1 (100.0)
Ban Sang School 42/0 29 (69.0) 4 (9.5) NA 4 (9.5) 0 0 0 29 (69.0)
Ban Phon Kor 19/0 12 (63.2) 3 (15.8) NA 2 (10.5) 0 0 0 13 (68.4)
Wat Tham Erawan 60/60 23 (38.3) 3 (5.0) 0 3 (5.0) 0 0 0 23 (38.3)
Total
 189/128
 66 (34.9)
 11 (5.8)
 3 (2.3)
 9 (4.8)
 1 (0.8)
 0
 0
 70 (37.0)
M. fascicularis fascicularis (common long-tailed)
 Wat Haad Moon 34/34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Ta Sung Tai 60/60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kao Nor 77/77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Tham Thep Ban Dan 55/55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Mueang Khaen Yai 60/60 5 (8.3) 12 (20.0) 8 (13.3) 1 (1.7) 0 4 (6.7) 1 (1.7) 20 (33.3)
Muang Ling Ban Wan 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Ku Phra Ko Na 77/77 9 (11.7) 0 2 (2.6) 0 2 (2.6) 0 0 7 (9.1)
Wat Phikun Ngam 11/11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suan Ling Garden 148/148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lopburi 91/91 2 (2.2) 1 (1.1) 0 1 (1.1) 0 0 0 1 (1.1)
Phar Phothisat 304/304 7 (2.3) 1 (0.3) 0 0 0 0 0 8 (2.6)
Wat Kai 60/60 5 (8.3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (8.3)
Phra Phutthabat Noi 118/118 5 (4.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (4.2)
Khao Laem Pu Chao 10/10 1 (10.0) 0 1 (10.0) 0 0 0 0 2 (20.0)
Wat Tham Khao Chakan 50/50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Tham Khao Cha Ang 36/36 9 (25.0) 5 (13.9) 1 (2.8) 2 (5.6) 0 1 (2.8) 0 13 (36.1)
Wat Khao Cha Ang 15/15 6 (40.0) 4 (26.7) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7) 0 1 (6.7) 0 9 (60.0)
Wat Khao Wong Khot 47/47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kao Ngu 71/71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Kao Thamon 72/72 7 (9.7) 1 (1.4) 0 0 0 0 0 8 (11.1)
Wat Suwan Kuha 28/28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wat Khao Keaw Wichian 33/33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khao Chaison 59/59 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0
Total
 1,520/1,461
 56 (3.7)
 24 (1.6)
 13 (0.9)
 5 (0.3)
 2 (0.1)
 6 (0.4)
 1 (0.1)
 78 (5.1)
M. fascicularis aurea (Burmese long-tailed)
 Tham Pra Khayang 40/40 2 (5.0) 1 (2.5) 3 (7.5) 0 1 (2.5) 0 0 5 (12.5)
World War Museum 52/52 0 1 (1.9) 4 (7.7) 0 0 0 0 5 (9.6)
Mangrove Forest Research Center 35/0 4 (11.4) 4 (11.4) NA 0 0 0 0 8 (22.9)
Total
 127/92
 6 (4.7)
 6 (4.7)
 7 (7.6)
 0
 1 (1.1)
 0
 0
 18 (14.2)
All Total 1,836/1,681 128 (7.0) 41 (2.3) 23 (1.3) 14 (0.8) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 166 (9.0)

*MTBC, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; NA, not available.

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