Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Wild Asian Elephants, Southern India

Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Wild Asian Elephants, Southern India

We tested wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in southern India and confirmed infection in 3 animals with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an obligate human pathogen, by PCR and genetic sequencing. Our results indicate that tuberculosis may be spilling over from humans (reverse zoonosis) and emerging...

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Main Authors: Arun Zachariah, Jeganathan Pandiyan, G.K. Madhavilatha, Sathish Mundayoor, Bathrachalam Chandramohan, P.K. Sajesh, Sam Santhosh, Susan K. Mikota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
elephant
Elephas maximus
India
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1741_article

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