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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Zachariah, Arun ; Pandiyan, Jeganathan ; Madhavilatha, G.K. ; Mundayoor, Sathish ; Chandramohan, Bathrachalam ; ... More +
Zachariah, Arun ; Pandiyan, Jeganathan ; Madhavilatha, G.K. ; Mundayoor, Sathish ; Chandramohan, Bathrachalam ; Sajesh, P.K. ; Santhosh, Sam ; Mikota, Susan K. Less -
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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Bacteria Dispatch Elephant Elephas Maximus Genetic Sequencing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis PCR Tuberculosis Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria Zoonoses
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):504-506.
Pubmed ID:
28221104
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5382741
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
India
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:275a4fb1c6c19cfb1b91eae63cdbd98faf92fee3aa0ac49013c9a653e4f01968
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44954/cdc_44954_DS1.pdf
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