Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae in a camel (Camelus dromedarius).

J A Infantes-LorenzoB RomeroA Rodríguez-BertosA RoyJ OrtegaL de JuanI MorenoM DomínguezL DomínguezJavier Bezos

Published in: BMC veterinary research (2020)

The present study found M. caprae infection in OWC. This is the first report of M. caprae infection in an OWC not living in a zoo. Since the animal was born in the herd and fed with goat's milk, this practice was suspected to be the potential source of TB infection, which was not confirmed in the other animals present in the herd. Moreover, our results highlight that the intradermal tuberculin test and the P22 ELISA could be valuable tools for the diagnosis of TB in OWC.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
healthcare
primary care
emergency department
pulmonary tuberculosis
risk assessment
climate change
low birth weight
hiv infected
adverse drug