Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

Yoshida, Shiomi; Suga, Satomi; Ishikawa, Satoshi; Mukai, Yasuhiko; Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari; Inoue, Yoshikazu; Yamamoto, Taro; Wada, Takayuki

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Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

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Oct 2018
By Yoshida, Shiomi ; Suga, Satomi ; Ishikawa, Satoshi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Yoshida, Shiomi ; Suga, Satomi ; Ishikawa, Satoshi ; Mukai, Yasuhiko ; Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari ; Inoue, Yoshikazu ; Yamamoto, Taro ; Wada, Takayuki
Description:

In 2016, disseminated tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a captive Borneo elephant in Japan. The bacterium was initially identified from clinical isolates. An isolate collected during a relapse showed isoniazid monoresistance and a codon 315 katG mutation.
Subjects:

Bacteria Borneo Elephant Dispatch Disseminated Tuberculosis Mycobacterium Caprae Mycobacterium Caprae Infection In Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan Regions Of Difference Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacterial Infections Whole Genome Sequence Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 24(10):1937-1940.
Pubmed ID:

30226170
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6154153
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Japan
Location:

Asia
Volume:

24
Issue:

10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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