Lewerin S Sternberg, Olsson S L, Eld K, Röken B, Ghebremichael S, Koivula T, Källenius G, Bölske G
National Veterinary Institute, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.
Vet Rec. 2005 Feb 5;156(6):171-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.156.6.171.
Between 2001 and 2003, there was an outbreak of tuberculosis in a Swedish zoo which involved elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses and buffaloes. Cultures of trunk lavages were used to detect infected elephants, tuberculin testing was used in the giraffes and buffaloes, and tracheal lavage and tuberculin testing were used in the rhinoceroses. The bacteria isolated were investigated by spoligotyping and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Five elephants and one giraffe were found to have been infected by four different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2001年至2003年间，瑞典一家动物园爆发了结核病疫情，涉及大象、长颈鹿、犀牛和水牛。通过象鼻灌洗培养物检测受感染的大象，对长颈鹿和水牛进行结核菌素检测，对犀牛进行气管灌洗和结核菌素检测。对分离出的细菌进行了间隔寡核苷酸分型和限制性片段长度多态性分析。发现5头大象和1头长颈鹿感染了4种不同的结核分枝杆菌菌株。
