Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;27(3):990-992. doi: 10.3201/eid2703.204729.
Mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife species occurs worldwide. However, few cases of M. bovis infection in captive elephants have been reported. We describe 2 incidental cases of bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) from a tuberculosis-endemic national park in South Africa and the epidemiologic implications of these infections.
牛分枝杆菌感染在野生动物中广泛存在于世界各地。然而,在圈养大象中报告的牛分枝杆菌感染病例很少。我们描述了南非一个结核病流行国家公园中自由放养的非洲象(Loxodonta africana)中 2 例偶然发生的牛型结核病例,以及这些感染的流行病学意义。