Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant

Chandranaik, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik; Shivashankar, Beechagondahalli Papanna; Umashankar, Kunigal Srinivasa; Nandini, Poojappa; Giridhar, Papanna; Byregowda, Somenahalli Munivenkatappa; Shrinivasa, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant

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Mar 2017
By Chandranaik, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik ; Shivashankar, Beechagondahalli Papanna ; Umashankar, Kunigal Srinivasa ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Chandranaik, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik ; Shivashankar, Beechagondahalli Papanna ; Umashankar, Kunigal Srinivasa ; Nandini, Poojappa ; Giridhar, Papanna ; Byregowda, Somenahalli Munivenkatappa ; Shrinivasa, Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik
Description:

Postmortem examination of a wild Asian elephant at Rajiv Gandhi National Park, India, revealed nodular lesions, granulomas with central caseation, and acid-fast bacilli in the lungs. PCR and nucleotide sequencing confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This study indicates that wild elephants can harbor M. tuberculosis that can become fatal.
Subjects:

Animals Animals, Wild Elephants/Microbiology Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Phylogeny Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/Veterinary
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):555-557.
Pubmed ID:

28221114
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5382756
Document Type:

Letter
Place as Subject:

India
Volume:

23
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:37cf3f13076976fd4619a9384357dd7fbe0ad9efe36c5c84819d45ab974f09ab
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