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Tuberculosis in Elephants: A Zoonotic Disease at the Human-Elephant Interface
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- Sarad PAUDEL
- Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University,
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- TSUBOTA Toshio
- Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University,
Bibliographic Information
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- ゾウにおける結核：ヒトとゾウの間を伝播する人獣共通感染症
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Description
<p> Tuberculosis (TB) in elephants is a re-emerging disease predominantly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a human type of TB. Elephant to human TB transmission has been reported from several zoological facilities which have public health implications. Culture of respiratory samples obtained using a trunk wash procedure is regarded as the gold standard for TB diagnosis in elephants; however, this technique has many limitations. Serological methods have been developed and are widely used for TB testing in elephants in zoos around the world and elephant facilities in Asian elephant range countries. Regular TB screening of elephants and their handlers should be performed; infected elephants and handlers should be segregated and treated with anti-TB drugs according to established treatment regimens. Screening, segregation, and treatment will aid in the prevention of TB transmission between species and will contribute to the conservation of endangered wild elephants by mitigating TB spread at the captive-wild interface.</p>
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
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Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 21 (3), 65-69, 2016-04-30
Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
