Tuberculosis in Lemurs and a Fossa at National Zoo, Madagascar, 2022.
Madagascar
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
anthropozoonotic
bacteria
fossa
lemurs
primate
tuberculosis
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
medline:
27
11
2023
pubmed:
21
11
2023
entrez:
21
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We diagnosed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in captive lemurs and a fossa in Antananarivo, Madagascar. We noted clinical signs in the animals and found characteristic lesions during necropsy. The source of infection remains unknown. Our results illustrate the potential for reverse zoonotic infections and intraspecies transmission of tuberculosis in captive wildlife.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37987598
doi: 10.3201/eid2912.231159
pmc: PMC10683818
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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