Mycobacterium bovis in a European bison (Bison bonasus) raises concerns about tuberculosis in Brazilian captive wildlife populations: a case report
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- 作者：Cristina Kraemer Zimpel ; Juliana Sperotto Brum…
- 关键词：Mycobacterium bovis ; Tuberculosis ; Bison ; Captive animals ; Zoo
- 刊名：BMC Research Notes
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：10
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1424KB
- 刊物主题：Biomedicine, general; Medicine/Public Health, general; Life Sciences, general;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1756-0500
- 卷排序：10
文摘
BackgroundTuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is an important worldwide zoonosis and has been reported to cause clinical disease in several animal species, including captive wildlife. This report describes a case of M. bovis infection in a European bison from a Brazilian zoo and compiles a number of literature reports that raise concern regarding tuberculosis among captive wildlife in Brazil.