MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN AN ADDAX (ADDAX NASOMACULATUS)

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was cultured from a single fecal sample collected from a 10-yr-old, captive-bred male addax (Addax nasomaculatus). Attempts to confirm infection with additional fecal cultures, serology, semen culture, and tissue biopsy were unsuccessful. There were no gro...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2001-06, Vol.32 (2), p.242-244
Main Authors: Burton, Michael S, Olsen, John H, Ball, Ray L, Dumonceaux, Genevieve A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Antelopes
CASE REPORTS
DNA probes
Euthanasia, Animal
Feces - microbiology
Herds
Infections
Johne's disease
Lymph nodes
Male
Mycobacterium avium
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - isolation & purification
Paratuberculosis
Paratuberculosis - diagnosis
Paratuberculosis - pathology
Semen - microbiology
Tissue culture techniques
Wildlife
Zoos
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Summary:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was cultured from a single fecal sample collected from a 10-yr-old, captive-bred male addax (Addax nasomaculatus). Attempts to confirm infection with additional fecal cultures, serology, semen culture, and tissue biopsy were unsuccessful. There were no gross lesions on necropsy. On histopathology there were neither acid-fast organisms nor microscopic changes suggestive of active or clinical Johne's disease. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was isolated from four organ tissues: ileum, jejunum, colon, and mesenteric lymph node.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0242:MASPII]2.0.CO;2