Mycobacterium marinum following a knife injury

Patel, Archna A.; Akusoba, Chineze; Yetmar, Zachary A.; Tabaja, Hussam; Schuetz, Audrey N.; Camilleri, Michael; Saleh, Omar M. Abu

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01102

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“…The disease is often chronic and associated with drip mortality, though cumulative mortality can also be severe [ 1 ]. The zoonotic potential of M. marinum besides it being a fish pathogen [ 5 ] is noted in cases of skin disease (fish tank granulomas) in humans who handle fish or work in aquaculture [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. M. marinum can also cause systemic infections in persons with immune deficiency or autoimmune disease [ 18 ].…”

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Investigation of Potential Reservoirs of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in a European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Farm

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Fish mycobacteriosis is a widespread global problem caused by species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Mycobacterium marinum is one of the species most often involved in disease episodes of aquarium and farmed fish. Since there is currently no available effective therapy or vaccine, a prompt search for routes of entry is key to limiting the damage induced by the disease. Here we report a case of mycobacteriosis follow up in a European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) farm located in Northern Italy, in which environmental samples and newly added fish batches were analyzed. Samples from fish present on the farm, sediment, and periphyton all resulted positive for M. marinum, whereas the new fish batches and the water samples resulted negative. The environmental resistance of NTM (alcohol-acid resistance, biofilm formation) and the lack of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies make these diseases difficult to manage. Prompt identification of biotic and abiotic reservoirs, combined with good zootechnical hygiene practices, are the most effective measures to control fish mycobacteriosis in intensive farms.

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