Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis / M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria.

Autor:	Adeogun A; Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria., Omobowale O; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria., Owuamanam C; Zoological Garden, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria., Alaka O; Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria., Taiwo V; Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria., van Soolingen D; Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.; Diagnostic Laboratory for Bacteriology and Parasitology (BPD), Center for Infectious Disease Research, Diagnostics and Perinatal Screening (IDS), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, Netherlands., Cadmus S; Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Research Laboratories, Department of Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Case reports in veterinary medicine [Case Rep Vet Med] 2016 May 15; Vol. 2016, pp. 8568237. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 15 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI:	10.1155/2016/8568237
Abstrakt:	Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected directly or indirectly by infected humans and vice versa. In Nigeria, the problem of TB is a major concern among both humans and cattle. Here, we present cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. tuberculosis / M. bovis infections in a female gorilla and a lioness, respectively, in a zoo in Ibadan, Nigeria. These cases were confirmed after bacteriological examinations and DNA from granulomatous lesions of the animals' carcasses were subjected to the Hain and spoligotyping techniques. Our findings reveal the first documented report of TB infections in a gorilla and a lioness in zoo animals in Nigeria. The public health risks of tuberculosis in zoological settings are therefore reemphasized. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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