Maternal transmission at the zoo?

glanders outbreak at tehran zoo, iran.

background and objectives: in december 2010 four, lions and one tiger died at the tehran zoo.  out of all samples, burkholderia mallei (causative agent of glanders) was isolated just from ulcer sample of the tiger which was imported to iran from russia. materials and methods: one nasal swab from a tiger and fifteen blood samples with anticoagulant belonging to one tiger and fourteen lions (four...

Glanders outbreak at Tehran Zoo, Iran

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In December 2010 four, lions and one tiger died at the Tehran zoo. Out of all samples, Burkholderia mallei (causative agent of Glanders) was isolated just from ulcer sample of the tiger which was imported to Iran from Russia. MATERIALS AND METHODS One nasal swab from a tiger and fifteen blood samples with anticoagulant belonging to one tiger and fourteen lions (four ...

Risk behaviors for disease transmission among petting zoo attendees.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk behaviors for transmission of zoonotic diseases at petting zoos during a period without a recognized disease outbreak. DESIGN Observational survey with environmental microbiologic sampling. SAMPLE POPULATION 6 petting zoos in Tennessee. PROCEDURES Attendees were observed for animal and environmental contact, eating or drinking, hand-to-face contact, and use of a...

Naturally acquired picornavirus infections in primates at the Dhaka zoo.

The conditions in densely populated Bangladesh favor picornavirus transmission, resulting in a high rate of infection in the human population. Data suggest that nonhuman primates (NHP) may play a role in the maintenance and transmission of diverse picornaviruses in Bangladesh. At the Dhaka Zoo, multiple NHP species are caged in close proximity. Their proximity to other species and to humans, bo...

The Zoo Visitor: Who’s Who in the Zoo