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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium bovis in a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicomis minor) in South Africa
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 45, No. 4, Year 2009
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We report a case of tuberculosis due to infection with Mycobacterium bovis in an elderly male black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) from the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The animal was euthanized due to very poor condition, old age, and dental attrition. Necropsy examination revealed two small nonencapsulated granulomas (∼40-mm diameter) in the dorsocaudal lobe of the left lung. Sequencing of isolated crude lung tissue PCR product and boiled lung culture samples confirmed that the causative organism was M. bovis. Genotyping revealed limited similarities with M. bovis strains isolated thus far from South African cattle or wildlife. The source of the infection could not be determined. This case illustrates that M. bovis could impact conservation of free-ranging rare and endangered species. Effective diagnostics are urgently needed for different animal species, such as white or black rhinoceroses, to certify with a reasonable degree of certainty that these animals are free of tuberculosis in natural habitats. © Wildlife Disease Association 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Esple, Ian W.
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Lane, Emily P.
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Tordiffe, Adrian S.W.
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Michel, Anita Luise
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Müller, Annélle
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Kotzé, Antoinette
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Van Helden, Paul D.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7589/0090-3558-45.4.1187
ISSN:
00903558
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male