Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand

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Angkawanish, Taweepoke
Wajjwalku, Worawidh
Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha
Mahasawangkul, Sittidet
Kaewsakhorn, Thattawan
Boonsri, Kittikorn
Rutten, Victor P.M.G.

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Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Four Asian elephants were confi rmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S–23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential.

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Infection, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Thailand

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Angkawanish, T, Wajjwalku, W, Sirimalaisuwan, A, Mahasawangkul, S, Kaewsakhorn, T, Boonsri, K & Rutten, VPMG 2010, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, no, 12, pp. 1949-1951. [www.cdc.gov/eid]