AN OUTBREAK OF TUBERCULOSIS BY MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS IN COATIS (NASUA NASUA)

作者：Murakami Patricia Sayuri; Monego Fernanda; Ho John L; Gibson Andrea; D'Otaviano de Castro Vilani Ricardo Guilherme; Garcia Soresini Grazielle Cristina; Brockelt Sonia Regina; Biesdorf Sonia Maria; Neves Fuverki Renata Benicio; Nakatani Sueli Massumi; Riediger Irina Nastassja; Grazziotin Ana Laura; do Santos Andrea Pires; de Barros Filho Ivan Roque; Biondo Alexander Welker^*

来源：Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2012, 43(2): 338-341.

DOI：10.1638/2010-0043.1

• Coatis
• Mycobacterium bovis
• Nasua nasua
• tuberculosis
• wildlife

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which includes Mycobacterium bovis, infrequently causes severe or lethal disease in captive wildlife populations. A dead coati from a wildlife triage center showing pulmonary lesions compatible with tuberculosis had raised suspicion of a potential disease caused by mycobacteria species and was further investigated. Four native coatis (Nasua nasua) with suspected mycobacterial infection were sedated, and bronchoalveolar lavages and tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) were performed. All animals tested positive upon TST. Mycobacterial culturing, Ziehl-Neelsen staining, and genetic testing were performed on postmortem samples and the etiologic agent was identified as M. bovis. Molecular genetic identification using a polymerase chain reaction panel was crucial to achieving a definitive diagnosis.

• 出版日期2012-6