Mycobacterium orygis–Associated Tuberculosis in Free-Ranging Rhinoceros, Nepal, 2015
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found dead. Kathmandu is place of captive facility from where Mycobacterium orygis was reported from wild animals.
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Mycobacterium orygis – Associated Tuberculosis in Free - Ranging Rhinoceros , Nepal , 2015
contamination by interaction with wildlife. Furthermore, an additional case of M. microti infection in a cat reported in 2011 in the same region also had the SB0118 spoligotype (7), which demonstrated that this bacillus is actively circulating in animals from this area. M. microti was previously isolated on the basis of a skin test–positive result for cattle in the United Kingdom (8), which dem...
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