Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant

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 el...

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Autores principales: Chandranaik, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik, Shivashankar, Beechagondahalli Papanna, Umashankar, Kunigal Srinivasa, Nandini, Poojappa, Giridhar, Papanna, Byregowda, Somenahalli Munivenkatappa, Shrinivasa, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28221114
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161439
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Sumario: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.

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