Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among Asian Elephants in Captivity.

Simpson, Gary; Zimmerman, Ralph; Shashkina, Elena; Chen, Liang; Richard, Michael; Bradford, Carol M; Dragoo, Gwen A; Saiers, Rhonda L; Peloquin, Charles A; Daley, Charles L; Planet, Paul; Narachenia, Apurva; Mathema, Barun; Kreiswirth, Barry N

Simpson, Gary; Zimmerman, Ralph; Shashkina, Elena; Chen, Liang; Richard, Michael; Bradford, Carol M; Dragoo, Gwen A; Saiers, Rhonda L; Peloquin, Charles A; Daley, Charles L; Planet, Paul; Narachenia, Apurva; Mathema, Barun; Kreiswirth, Barry N.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(3): 513-516, 2017 03.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28221115

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Although awareness of tuberculosis among captive elephants is increasing, antituberculosis therapy for these animals is not standardized. We describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between captive elephants based on whole genome analysis and report a successful combination treatment. Infection control protocols and careful monitoring of treatment of captive elephants with tuberculosis are warranted.

Assuntos

Elefantes; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolamento & purificação; Tuberculose/veterinária; Animais; Animais de Zoológico; DNA Bacteriano/genética; Genoma Bacteriano; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética; Tuberculose/microbiologia

Palavras-chave

Asian elephants; Elephas maximus; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacteria; bacterial infection; transmission; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Elefantes / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tipo de estudo: Guideline Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

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