Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Infection in 2 Elephants, Nepal

Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Infection in 2 Elephants, Nepal

Tuberculosis in elephants is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We identified mixed M. tuberculosis lineage infection in 2 captive elephants in Nepal by using spoligotyping and large sequence polymorphism. One elephant was infected with Indo-Oceanic and East African–Indian (CAS-Delhi) l...

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Main Authors: Sarad Paudel, Chie Nakajima, Susan K. Mikota, Kamal P. Gairhe, Bhagwan Maharjan, Suraj Subedi, Ajay Poudel, Mariko Sashika, Michito Shimozuru, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Toshio Tsubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
elephants
tuberculosis
lineage
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1898_article

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