Emergence of Mycobacterium orygis–Associated Tuberculosis in Wild Ruminants, India

Emergence of Mycobacterium orygis–Associated Tuberculosis in Wild Ruminants, India

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis was detected in 2 spotted deer from a wildlife sanctuary in western India and an Indian bison from a national park in central India. Nationwide surveillance is urgently required to clarify the epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at the...

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Main Authors: Megha Sharma, Karikalan Mathesh, Premanshu Dandapat, Asok Kumar Mariappan, Ravi Kumar, Soni Kumari, Vivek Kapur, Sushila Maan, Naresh Jindal, Nitish Bansal, Riyaz Kadiwar, Abhishek Kumar, Nitin Gupta, A.M. Pawde, A.K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Indian bison
Mycobacterium orygis
spotted deer
India
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/3/22-1228_article

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