Generalized Tuberculosis Due to Mycobacterium caprae in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Austria

Mycobacterium caprae subtype Lechtal was detected in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) shot by a hunter in 2018 in the western part of Austria, where, among wildlife, tuberculosis is known to occur in red deer (Cervus elaphus). The red fox showed a generalized (disseminated) manifestation of the disease and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 2020-10, Vol.56 (4), p.956-958
Hauptverfasser:	Steinparzer, Romana, Stanclova, Gabriela, Bagó, Zoltán, Revilla-Fernández, Sandra, Leth, Christoph, Hofer, Erwin, Pohl, Barbara, Schmoll, Friedrich
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Wild Austria - epidemiology Foxes - microbiology LETTERS Life Sciences & Biomedicine Mycobacterium - isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology Mycobacterium Infections - veterinary Science & Technology Veterinary Sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	Mycobacterium caprae subtype Lechtal was detected in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) shot by a hunter in 2018 in the western part of Austria, where, among wildlife, tuberculosis is known to occur in red deer (Cervus elaphus). The red fox showed a generalized (disseminated) manifestation of the disease and a multibacillary distribution of mycobacteria in the inner organs.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/2019-10-249