Emergence of Mycobacterium orygis-Associated Tuberculosis in Wild Ruminants, India.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis was detected in 2 spotted deer from a wildlife sanctuary in western India and an Indian bison from a national park in central India. Nationwide surveillance is urgently required to clarify the epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at the human-livestock-wildlife interface.

SUBMITTER: Sharma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9973683 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature