Mycobacterium tuberculosis: An Emerging Disease of Free-Ranging Wildlife

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Alexander, Kathleen A. ; Pleydell, Eve ; Williams, Mark C. ; Lane, Emily P. ; Nyange, John F.C. ; Michel, Anita L.
• Description:
  Expansion of ecotourism-based industries, changes in land-use practices, and escalating competition for resources have increased contact between free-ranging wildlife and humans. Although human presence in wildlife areas may provide an important economic benefit through ecotourism, exposure to human pathogens may represent a health risk for wildlife. This report is the first to document introduction of a primary human pathogen into free-ranging wildlife. We describe outbreaks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a human pathogen, in free-ranging banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in Botswana and suricates (Suricata suricatta) in South Africa. Wildlife managers and scientists must address the potential threat that humans pose to the health of free-ranging wildlife.
• Subjects:
  Animals Carnivora Conservation Of Natural Resources Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial Emerging Disease Herpestidae Histocytochemistry Hiv Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Polymerase Chain Reaction Research Sanitation Travel Tuberculosis Wildlife

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):598-601.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Botswana ; South Africa
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:411132e703ef2955d6d738cb011d7cc46cfb4761ecf481e958f3693bd81db447
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13842/cdc_13842_DS1.pdf
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