Mycobacterium bovis Infection in African Wild Dogs, Kruger National Park, South Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Higgitt, Roxanne L. ; Louis van Schalkwyk, O. ; de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari ; Buss, Peter E. ; Caldwell, Peter ; Rossouw, Leana ; Manamela, Tebogo ; Hausler, Guy A. ; Hewlett, Jennie ; Mitchell, Emily P. ; van Helden, Paul D. ; Parsons, Sven D.C. ; Miller, Michele A.
• Description:
  We screened African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Kruger National Park, South Africa, for Mycobacterium bovis infection using an interferon-gamma release assay. We detected M. bovis sensitization in 20 of 21 packs; overall apparent infection prevalence was 83%. These animals experience high infection pressure, which may affect long-term survival and conservation strategies.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Dog Diseases Dogs Geography, Medical Mycobacterium Bovis Public Health Surveillance Tuberculosis/veterinary
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1425-1427
• Pubmed ID:
  31211936
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6590757
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:db58848ee5ffac27f935eb1a65d7ec28b0f28ecc4c9d142dbc20c619635c2850
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79631/cdc_79631_DS1.pdf
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