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Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)
Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)
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10.4067/S0719-81322018000200115
Autor
Moroni, Manuel
Salgado, Miguel
Albornoz, Alejandro
Tejeda, Carlos
Alvarado-Rybak, Mario
Institución
Resumen
The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined. The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined.