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DOI10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.09.004
Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
Drewe, J. A.1,2,3; Foote, A. K.1; Sutcliffe, R. L.3; Pearce, G. P.1,4
通讯作者Drewe, J. A.
来源期刊JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
ISSN0021-9975
EISSN1532-3129
出版年2009
卷号140期号:1页码:12-24
英文摘要

Pathological lesions associated with Mycobacterium bovis infection (bovine tuberculosis; bTB) in free-living meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa are described. The pathology of bTB in meerkats was determined through detailed post-mortem examinations of 57 animals (52 meerkats showing clinical signs of bTB, and five not showing signs of disease). Lymph nodes and tissue lesions thought to be associated with bTB were cultured for mycobacteria. All 52 bTB-infected meerkats showed gross or microscopical granulomatous lesions, but M. bovis was cultured from only 42% (22/52) of these animals. The majority (96%, 50/52) of diseased meerkats had lesions in multiple sites, the pattern of which suggested haematogenous spread of M. bovis infection in this species. The histological characteristics of the tuberculous lesions, together with the gross pathology and the wide range of body systems affected, indicate that infection in meerkats is acquired principally via the respiratory and oral routes, whereas excretion is most likely via the respiratory tract and suppurating skin wounds. Urine and faeces appear to be unlikely sources of infection. The findings of this study provide information on the transmission, pathogenesis and epidemiology of bTB in meerkats that is likely to be relevant to the understanding of M. bovis infection in other social mammal species such as the European badger (Meles meles). (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved


英文关键词meerkat Mycobacterium bovis pathology Suricata suricata tuberculosis
类型Article
语种英语
国家England ; South Africa ; Australia
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000262993600002
WOS关键词POSSUMS TRICHOSURUS-VULPECULA ; FREE-RANGING WILDLIFE ; FERRETS MUSTELA-FURO ; BADGERS MELES-MELES ; TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION ; NEW-ZEALAND ; EXCRETION ; DISEASE ; EPIDEMIOLOGY ; POPULATION
WOS类目Pathology ; Veterinary Sciences
WOS研究方向Pathology ; Veterinary Sciences
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/161445
作者单位1.Univ Cambridge, Dept Vet Med, Wildlife Hlth & Conservat Med Grp, Cambridge CB3 0ES, England;
2.Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England;
3.Kalahari Meerkat Project, ZA-8467 Van Zylsrus, Northern Cape, South Africa;
4.Murdoch Univ, Conservat Med Programme, Sch Vet & Biomed Sci, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Drewe, J. A.,Foote, A. K.,Sutcliffe, R. L.,et al. Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)[J],2009,140(1):12-24.
APA Drewe, J. A.,Foote, A. K.,Sutcliffe, R. L.,&Pearce, G. P..(2009).Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Meerkats (Suricata suricatta).JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY,140(1),12-24.
MLA Drewe, J. A.,et al."Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)".JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 140.1(2009):12-24.
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