Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant

Autor:	Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik Chandranaik, Beechagondahalli Papanna Shivashankar, Kunigal Srinivasa Umashankar, Poojappa Nandini, Papanna Giridhar, Somenahalli Munivenkatappa Byregowda, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik Shrinivasa
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria bacteria Asian elephant Elephas maximus zoonoses Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 555-557 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2303.161439
Popis:	Postmortem examination of a wild Asian elephant at Rajiv Gandhi National Park, India, revealed nodular lesions, granulomas with central caseation, and acid-fast bacilli in the lungs. PCR and nucleotide sequencing confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This study indicates that wild elephants can harbor M. tuberculosis that can become fatal.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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