Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among Asian Elephants in Captivity

Although awareness of tuberculosis among captive elephants is increasing, antituberculosis therapy for these animals is not standardized. We describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between captive elephants based on whole genome analysis and report a successful combination treatment. Infect...

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Autores principales: Simpson, Gary, Zimmerman, Ralph, Shashkina, Elena, Chen, Liang, Richard, Michael, Bradford, Carol M., Dragoo, Gwen A., Saiers, Rhonda L., Peloquin, Charles A., Daley, Charles L., Planet, Paul, Narachenia, Apurva, Mathema, Barun, Kreiswirth, Barry N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28221115
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.160726
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Sumario:Although awareness of tuberculosis among captive elephants is increasing, antituberculosis therapy for these animals is not standardized. We describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between captive elephants based on whole genome analysis and report a successful combination treatment. Infection control protocols and careful monitoring of treatment of captive elephants with tuberculosis are warranted.

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