Human Exposure following Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Multiple Animal Species in a Metropolitan Zoo

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Oh, Peter ; Granich, Reuben ; Scott, Jim ; Sun, Ben ; Joseph, Michael ; Stringfield, Cynthia ; Thisdell, Susan ; Staley, Jothan ; Workman-Malcolm, Donna ; Borenstein, Lee ; Lehnkering, Eleanor ; Ryan, Patrick ; Soukup, Jeanne ; Nitta, Annette ; Flood, Jennifer
• Description:
  From 1997 to 2000, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was diagnosed in two Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), three Rocky Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus), and one black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in the Los Angeles Zoo. DNA fingerprint patterns suggested recent transmission. An investigation found no active cases of tuberculosis in humans; however, tuberculin skin-test conversions in humans were associated with training elephants and attending an elephant necropsy.
• Subjects:
  Animal Husbandry Animals Animals, Zoo Disease Outbreaks Dispatch DNA Fingerprinting Epizootic Female Genotype Humans Los Angeles Male Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Outbreaks Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Questionnaires Risk Factors Tuberculin Test Tuberculosis Zoo Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(11):1290-1293.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5774adb0cda46de15549f6e5a4a88ac0f9aafdd839162dd4d882ed9427a69ba8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14034/cdc_14034_DS1.pdf
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