刊物主题:Biomedicine, general; Medicine/Public Health, general; Life Sciences, general;
出版者:BioMed Central
ISSN:1756-0500
卷排序:10
文摘
BackgroundTuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is an important worldwide zoonosis and has been reported to cause clinical disease in several animal species, including captive wildlife. This report describes a case of M. bovis infection in a European bison from a Brazilian zoo and compiles a number of literature reports that raise concern regarding tuberculosis among captive wildlife in Brazil.