Intradermal tuberculin testing of wild African lions (Panthera leo) naturally exposed to infection with Mycobacterium bovis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 384-391

  Keet, D F ^a,b   Michel, A L ^b,e   Bengis, R G ^a   Becker, P ^d,f   van Dyk, D S ^a   van Vuuren, M ^b   Rutten, V P M G ^b,c   Penzhorn, B L ^b  

^a KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Co infection; Feline Immunodeficiency Virus; Intradermal tuberculin testing; Kruger National Park; Lion; Mycobacterium bovis; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Panthera leo

Indexed keywords

TILETAMINE PLUS ZOLAZEPAM; TUBERCULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOWL; HISTOLOGY; LION; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; LIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AVES; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 77955583311     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.028     Document Type: Article

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