Mycobacterium pinnipedii tuberculosis in a free-ranging Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) in South Australia.

Authors :: Boardman WS
Shephard L
Bastian I
Globan M
Fyfe JA
Cousins DV
Machado A
Woolford L
Source :: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians [J Zoo Wildl Med] 2014 Dec; Vol. 45 (4), pp. 970-2.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: This report describes the first case in South Australia, Australia, of Mycobacterium pinnipedii tuberculosis in a free-ranging Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Severe pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia with intrahistocytic acid-fast beaded filamentous bacilli was seen on histology. M. pinnipedii was confirmed by full 24-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing. Spillover concerns for public health and cattle are discussed.

Subjects :: Animals
Fatal Outcome
Male
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary pathology
Fur Seals
Mycobacterium classification
Mycobacterium isolation & purification
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary veterinary

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1042-7260
Volume :: 45
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25632695
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1638/2014-0054.1

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