In South Africa, bovine tuberculosis threatens some of Africa's most iconic wildlife species, including the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The lack of antemortem diagnostic tests for this species strongly hinders conservation efforts. We report use of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic assays to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in a cheetah.
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UCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Windeyer Inst Med Sci, Ctr Infect Dis & Int Hlth, London W1P 6DB, EnglandUCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Windeyer Inst Med Sci, Ctr Infect Dis & Int Hlth, London W1P 6DB, England