Detection of natural infection with <it>Mycobacterium intracellulare </it>in healthy wild-caught Chacma baboons (<it>Papio ursinus</it>) by ESAT-6 and CFP-10 IFN-γ ELISPOT tests following a tuberculosis outbreak
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Both tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria can cause infection in nonhuman primates (NHP), indicating the existence of potential zoonotic transmission between these animals and visitors to zoos or animal handlers in primate fa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/27 |