Systemic tuberculosis by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS in a free-ranging MARSICAN brown bear (URSUS ARCTOS MARSICANUS): a Case report

Systemic tuberculosis by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS in a free-ranging MARSICAN brown bear (URSUS ARCTOS MARSICANUS): a Case report

Abstract Background Mycobacterium bovis is known to have a wide host range and has been isolated from numerous free-ranging wildlife species, carnivores included. In bears, M. bovis has been previously reported only from a culture of pooled lymph nodes of a black bear (Ursus americanus) in the absen...

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Main Authors: Rosario Fico, Alessia Mariacher, Alessia Franco, Claudia Eleni, Erika Ciarrocca, Maria Lodovica Pacciarini, Antonio Battisti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Bovine tuberculosis
Marsican brown bear
Mycobacterium bovis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1910-0

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