Pulmonary Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in Captive Siberian Tiger

Lantos, Ákos; Niemann, Stefan; Mezősi, László; Sós, Endre; Erdélyi, Károly; Dávid, Sándor; Parsons, Linda M.; Kubica, Tanja; Rüsch-Gerdes, Sabine; Somoskövi, Ákos

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in Captive Siberian Tiger

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Nov 2003
By Lantos, Ákos ; Niemann, Stefan ; Mezősi, László ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lantos, Ákos ; Niemann, Stefan ; Mezősi, László ; Sós, Endre ; Erdélyi, Károly ; Dávid, Sándor ; Parsons, Linda M. ; Kubica, Tanja ; Rüsch-Gerdes, Sabine ; Somoskövi, Ákos
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We report the first case of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae in a captive Siberian tiger, an endangered feline. The pathogen was isolated from a tracheal aspirate obtained by bronchoscopy. This procedure provided a reliable in vivo diagnostic method in conjunction with conventional and molecular tests for the detection of mycobacteria.
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Animals Carnivora Dispatch Male Mycobacterium Bovis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(11):1462-1464.
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Journal Article
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9
Issue:

11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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