1. Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Free-Ranging African Elephants
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Michele A. Miller, Tanya J. Kerr, Candice R. de Waal, Wynand J. Goosen, Elizabeth M. Streicher, Guy Hausler, Leana Rossouw, Tebogo Manamela, Louis van Schalkwyk, Léanie Kleynhans, Robin Warren, Paul van Helden, and Peter E. Buss
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African elephant ,endemic bovine tuberculosis ,GeneXpert Ultra ,Kruger National Park ,Loxodonta africana ,Mycobacterium bovis ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife species occurs worldwide. However, few cases of M. bovis infection in captive elephants have been reported. We describe 2 incidental cases of bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) from a tuberculosis-endemic national park in South Africa and the epidemiologic implications of these infections.
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- 2021
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