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The actual number of macaques extracted from Asia and Mauritius is much larger; captive-born and wild-born macaques form the "breeding stock" on the "monkey farms" of Asia and Mauritius. Multiple species of macaques are naturally distributed throughout Asia; in addition, northern Africa is home to a single species known as Barbary macaques, and macaques have also managed to successfully colonize Mauritius and Florida. [Extracted from the article]

Diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) usually require collection of sputum, a viscous material derived from human airways. Sputum can be difficult and hazardous to collect and challenging to process in the laboratory.