Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)
Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)
Author
Moroni, Manuel
Salgado, Miguel
Albornoz, Alejandro
Tejeda, Carlos
Alvarado-Rybak, Mario
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http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/australjvs/article/view/300710.4067/S0719-81322018000200115
Abstract
The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined. The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined.