Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)

Manuel Moroni; Miguel Salgado; Alejandro Albornoz; Carlos Tejeda; Mario Alvarado-Rybak

doi:10.4067/S0719-81322018000200115

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Published: May 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0719-81322018000200115

Keywords:

- Chilean hawk
- infection
- Mycobacterium bovis
- spillover

Manuel Moroni

Miguel Salgado

Alejandro Albornoz

Carlos Tejeda

Mario Alvarado-Rybak

Abstract

The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined.

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Moroni, M., Salgado, M., Albornoz, A., Tejeda, C., & Alvarado-Rybak, M. (2018). Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis). Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 50(2), 115–117. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0719-81322018000200115

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Vol. 50 No. 2 (2018)

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CASE REPORT

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