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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec;16(12):1949-51.
doi: 10.3201/eid1612.100862.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand

Taweepoke Angkawanish  1 , Worawidh Wajjwalku, Anucha Sirimalaisuwan, Sittidet Mahasawangkul, Thattawan Kaewsakhorn, Kittikorn Boonsri, Victor P M G Rutten
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand

Taweepoke Angkawanish et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec.

Erratum in

  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):758

Abstract

Four Asian elephants were confirmed 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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