Oh Peter, Granich Reuben, Scott Jim, Sun Ben, Joseph Michael, Stringfield Cynthia, Thisdell Susan, Staley Jothan, Workman-Malcolm Donna, Borenstein Lee, Lehnkering Eleanor, Ryan Patrick, Soukup Jeanne, Nitta Annette, Flood Jennifer
California Department of Health Services, Berkley, California 94704, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Nov;8(11):1290-3. doi: 10.3201/eid0811.020302.
From 1997 to 2000, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was diagnosed in two Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), three Rocky Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus), and one black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in the Los Angeles Zoo. DNA fingerprint patterns suggested recent transmission. An investigation found no active cases of tuberculosis in humans; however, tuberculin skin-test conversions in humans were associated with training elephants and attending an elephant necropsy.
1997年至2000年期间,洛杉矶动物园的两头亚洲象(印度象)、三只落基山羊和一头黑犀牛被诊断出患有肺结核。DNA指纹图谱表明存在近期传播情况。一项调查发现人类中没有活动性肺结核病例;然而,人类结核菌素皮肤试验结果的转变与训练大象以及参与大象尸体解剖有关。