Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant
- Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik Chandranaik
- Beechagondahalli Papanna Shivashankar
- Kunigal Srinivasa Umashankar
- Poojappa Nandini
- Papanna Giridhar
- Somenahalli Munivenkatappa Byregowda
- Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik Shrinivasa
Publication date
March 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Postmortem examination of a wild Asian elephant at Rajiv Gandhi National Park, India, revealed nodular lesions, granulomas with central caseation, and acid-fast bacilli in the lungs. PCR and nucleotide sequencing confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This study indicates that wild elephants can harbor M. tuberculosis that can become fatal
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