AN OUTBREAK OF TUBERCULOSIS BY MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS IN COATIS (NASUA NASUA)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which includes Mycobacterium bovis, infrequently causes severe or lethal disease in captive wildlife populations. A dead coati from a wildlife triage center showing pulmonary lesions compatible with tuberculosis had raised suspicion of a potential disease caused b...

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Published in:	Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 338 - 341
Main Authors:	Murakami, Patrícia Sayuri, Monego, Fernanda, Ho, John L, Gibson, Andrea, de Castro Vilani, Ricardo Guilherme D'Otaviano, Soresini, Grazielle Cristina Garcia, Brockelt, Sonia Regina, Biesdorf, Sonia Maria, Fuverki, Renata Benício Neves, Nakatani, Sueli Massumi, Riediger, Irina Nastassja, Grazziotin, Ana Laura, Santos, Andrea Pires do, de Barros Filho, Ivan Roque, Biondo, Alexander Welker
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 01-06-2012
Subjects:	Alveoli Animals Brazil - epidemiology Bronchus CASE SERIES/REPORTS Coatis Disease Outbreaks - veterinary DNA Epidemiology Fungal infections Genetic screening Infection Infections Mycobacterium Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nasua nasua Polymerase chain reaction Procyonidae Skin tests Tuberculin Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - veterinary Wildlife Zoos Brazil
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