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Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Wild Asian Elephants, Southern India
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Mar 2017
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):504-506.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We tested 3 ild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in southern India and confirmed infection in 3 animals with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an obligate human pathogen, by PCR and genetic sequencing. Our results indicate that tuberculosis may be spilling over from humans (reverse zoonosis) and emerging in wild elephants.
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Pubmed ID:28221104
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5382741
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