LaFleur, MarniReuter, Kim E.Hall, Michael B.Rasoanaivo, Hoby H.McKernan, StuartRanaivomanana, PauloMichel, Anita LuiseRabodoarivelo, Marie SylvianneIqbal, ZaminRakotosamimanana, NiainaLapierre, Simon Grandjean2022-02-182022-02-182021-03LaFleur, M., Reuter, K.E., Hall, M.B. et al. 2021, 'Drug-resistant tuberculosis in pet ring-tailed Lemur, Madagascar', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 977-979.1080-6040 (print)1080-6059 (online)10.3201/eid2703.202924http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84051We thank Madagascar Ministry of the Environment and Forests for permission to study ring-tailed lemurs (no. 155/19/MEDD/SG/DGEF/DGRNE) and the lemur facility for permission to conduct surgery and sample the sick ring-tailed lemurs.Dr. LaFleur is an assistant professor at the University of San Diego, California, USA, and the founder and director of Lemur Love, a US-based nonprofit organization conducting research, conservation, and small-scale development in Madagascar. Her research examines the ecology of wild ring-tailed lemurs and the legal and illegal trades of wild-captured lemurs in Madagascar.We diagnosed tuberculosis in an illegally wild-captured pet ring-tailed lemur manifesting lethargy, anorexia, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate belonged to lineage 3 and harbored streptomycin resistance. We recommend reverse zoonosis prevention and determination of whether lemurs are able to maintain M. tuberculosis infection.enCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMadagascarAnthropozoonoticBacteriaIllegalLemurLineage 3LymphPetTuberculosis and other mycobacteriaWildlifeZoonosesTuberculosis (TB)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)Article