Disseminated Tuberculosis in Hyrax (Procavia capensis) Caused by Mycobacterium africanum

Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium africanum was diagnosed in an adult female hyrax (Procavia capensis). Pathologic examination revealed disseminated tuberculous lesions. The same pathologic changes were also found in a male hyrax that died a year later. Both animals were imported from the United Ara...

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Published in:	Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 386 - 391
Main Authors:	Gudan, Andrea, Artuković, Branka, Cvetnić, Željko, Špičić, Silvio, Beck, Ana, Hohšteter, Marko, Naglić, Tomo, Bata, Ingeborg, Grabarević, Željko
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 01-09-2008
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Zoo - microbiology CASE REPORTS Croatia - epidemiology Fatal Outcome Female Female animals Hyrax Hyraxes - microbiology Infections Lesions Lungs Male Male animals Mycobacterium Mycobacterium - isolation & purification Mycobacterium africanum Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathology Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary Procavia capensis tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - mortality Tuberculosis - pathology Tuberculosis - veterinary United Arab Emirates - ethnology Zoos United Arab Emirates Croatia
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