Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera): report with public health implications.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the eyelid, skin, tongue, and lungs of a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera). Two persons living in the same household were culture positive for pulmonary tuberculosis 3 to 4 years before tuberculosis was diagnosed in the bird. Although humans have not been shown to acquire tuberculosis from birds, an infected bird may be a sentinel for human infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 36 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998