Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera): Report with public health implications Journal Article
| Authors: | Washko, R. M.; Hoefer, H.; Kiehn, T. E.; Armstrong, D.; Dorsinville, G.; Frieden, T. R. |
| Article Title: | Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera): Report with public health implications |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | nonhuman; animals; animal experiment; animal model; bird disease; mycobacterium tuberculosis; public health; tuberculosis; birds; lung tuberculosis; humans; priority journal; article; bird; bird diseases |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0095-1137 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
| Date Published: | 1998-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 1101 |
| End Page: | 1102 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 9542945 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC104697 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 12 December 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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