Pulmonary infection due to the dassie bacillus (Myobacterium tuberculosis complex sp.) in a free-living dassie (rock hyrax-Procavia capensis) from South Africa

被引：18
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作者：
Parsons, Sven [1 ]
Smith, Sarah G. D. [2 ]
Martins, Quinton [3 ]
Horsnell, William G. C. [4 ]
Gous, Tertius A. [5 ]
Streicher, Elizabeth M. [1 ]
Warren, Robin M. [1 ]
van Heiden, Paul D. [1 ]
Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Stellenbosch, Fac Hlth Sci,Dept Biomed Sci, Div Mol Biol & Human,MRC,Ctr Mol & Cellular Biol, DST,NRF,Ctr Excellence Biomed TB Res, ZA-7505 Tygerberg, South Africa
[2] Colorado State Univ, Coll Vet Med & Biomed Sci, Ft Collins, CO 80521 USA
[3] Univ Bristol, Cape Leopard Trust, Sch Biol Sci, Mammal Res Unit, ZA-7985 Sun Valley, South Africa
[4] Univ Cape Town, Inst Infect Dis & Mol Med, Div Immunol, Fac Hlth Sci, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[5] PatCare Vet Lab, ZA-7463 Cape Town, South Africa
来源：
TUBERCULOSIS | 2008年 / 88卷 / 01期
关键词：
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; dassie; hyrax; dassie bacillus;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tube.2007.08.012
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
We report a case of extensive necrogranulomatous pneumonia due to infection with the dassie bacillus (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex sp.) in a free-living pregnant adult female dassie (rock hyrax-Procavia capensis). A juvenile female dassie from the same colony also showed a focal lesion in the lungs suggestive of mycobacterial pneumonia. Our findings indicate the widespread occurrence of the dassie bacillus in free-living dassies and suggest very high infection rates in some populations. The introduction of South African dassies into novel environments should be considered in this tight. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All. rights reserved.
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