Novel Techniques for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in a Cheetah

In South Africa, bovine tuberculosis threatens some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife species, including the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The lack of antemortem diagnostic tests for this species strongly hinders conservation efforts. We report use of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic assays to dete...

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Autores principales: Kerr, Tanya J., Gumbo, Rachiel, Goosen, Wynand J., Rogers, Peter, Last, Robert D., Miller, Michele A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191542
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description In South Africa, bovine tuberculosis threatens some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife species, including the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The lack of antemortem diagnostic tests for this species strongly hinders conservation efforts. We report use of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic assays to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in a cheetah.
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spelling pubmed-70458372020-03-07 Novel Techniques for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in a Cheetah Kerr, Tanya J. Gumbo, Rachiel Goosen, Wynand J. Rogers, Peter Last, Robert D. Miller, Michele A. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter In South Africa, bovine tuberculosis threatens some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife species, including the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The lack of antemortem diagnostic tests for this species strongly hinders conservation efforts. We report use of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic assays to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in a cheetah. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7045837/ /pubmed/32091381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191542 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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