Washko R M, Hoefer H, Kiehn T E, Armstrong D, Dorsinville G, Frieden T R
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Field Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Apr;36(4):1101-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.4.1101-1102.1998.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the eyelid, skin, tongue, and lungs of a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera). Two persons living in the same household were culture positive for pulmonary tuberculosis 3 to 4 years before tuberculosis was diagnosed in the bird. Although humans have not been shown to acquire tuberculosis from birds, an infected bird may be a sentinel for human infection.
从一只绿翅金刚鹦鹉（Ara chloroptera）的眼睑、皮肤、舌头和肺部分离出结核分枝杆菌。在这只鸟被诊断出患有结核病的3至4年前，居住在同一家庭的两人痰培养显示为肺结核阳性。虽然尚未证明人类会从鸟类感染结核病，但受感染的鸟类可能是人类感染的一个哨兵。
