Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis infection in a captive-bred American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana).
Cassia Yumi IkutaLaura ReisfeldBruna SilvattiFernanda Auciello SalvagniCatia Dejuste de PaulaAllan Patrick PessierJosé Luiz Catão-DiasJosé Soares Ferreira NetoPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2018)
The American bullfrog was introduced in several countries around the world as an alternative husbandry, and its production is purposed for zoological and aquarium collections, biomedical research, education, human consumption and pet market. The present report warns about an episode of bovine tuberculosis in an amphibian, therefore further studies are necessary to define this frog species' role in the epidemiology of M. bovis.
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