Mycobacterium pinnipedii tuberculosis in a free-ranging Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) in South Australia
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2014
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Boardman, W.
Shephard, L.
Bastian, I.
Globan, M.
Fyfe, J.
Cousins, D.
Machado, A.
Woolford, L.
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2014; 45(4):970-972
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Wayne S. J. Boardman, Lisa Shephard, Ivan Bastian, Maria Globan, Janet A. M. Fyfe, Debby V. Cousins, Aaron Machado, and Lucy Woolford
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This report describes the first case in South Australia, Australia, of Mycobacterium pinnipedii tuberculosis in a free-ranging Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Severe pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia with intrahistocytic acid-fast beaded filamentous bacilli was seen on histology. M. pinnipedii was confirmed by full 24-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing. Spillover concerns for public health and cattle are discussed.
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Copyright 2014 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians