TUBERCULOSIS CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM ORYGIS IN A GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS): FIRST REPORT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 50(4): 1000-1004, 2020 Jan 09.
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ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium orygis, a newly identified member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, has been isolated predominantly from hoofstock in eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and sporadically in cattle (Bos taurus indicus), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), humans, and a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in South Asia. In rhinoceros, tuberculosis typically presents as a chronic progressive respiratory disease. The report describes the postmortem diagnosis of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis in a greater one-horned rhinoceros with hind limb paresis due to neural granulomatosis. Serologic assays for detection of antibodies to M. tuberculosis complex proteins before culture results allowed for appropriate herd management protocols to be initiated. Mycobacterium genus-specific polymerase chain reaction assays with direct sequencing allowed timely confirmation of the serologic results. This is the first isolation of M. orygis in the western hemisphere, showing the need for mycobacterial testing of rhinoceros before international shipments and the urgency for validated antemortem M. tuberculosis complex screening assays in rhinoceros species.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Perisodáctilos
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Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral
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Mycobacterium
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
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J Zoo Wildl Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2020
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Article