Sternberg Lewerin, Susanna
- National Veterinary Institute (SVA)
Abstract
Between 2001 and 2003, there was an outbreak of tuberculosis in a Swedish zoo which involved elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses and buffaloes. Cultures of trunk lavages were used to detect infected elephants, tuberculin testing was used in the giraffes and buffaloes, and tracheal lavage and tuberculin testing were used in the rhinoceroses. The bacteria isolated were investigated by spoligotyping and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Five elephants and one giraffe were found to have been infected by four different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Published in
Veterinary Record
2005, volume: 156, number: 6, pages: 171-175
Publisher: BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOC
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Other Veterinary Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.156.6.171
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/79687