Lung tuberculosis in a horse caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium of serotype 2: a case report

I. Pavlik, P. Jahn, M. Moravkova, L. Matlova, F. Treml, A. Cizek, E. Nesnalova, L. Dvorska-Bartosova and R. Halouzka
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I. Pavlik: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
P. Jahn: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
M. Moravkova: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
L. Matlova: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
F. Treml: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
A. Cizek: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
E. Nesnalova: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
L. Dvorska-Bartosova: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
R. Halouzka: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Veterinární medicína, 2008, vol. 53, issue 2, 111-116

Abstract: Interstitial pneumonia (2/3 of the lungs were affected) and diffusely enlarged bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes were diagnosed by gross examination of a dead 16-year-old mare. Based on histopathological examination and the detection of acid-fast rods after staining by the Ziehl-Neelsen technique, tuberculosis was suspected. Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium of serotype 2 and IS901+/IS1245+ genotype was isolated from the pulmonary lymphnode after five-week incubation at 37°C. Due to the fact that horses have a naturally high resistance to mycobacterial infections, the high age of the mare most likely contributed to the development of the disease.

Keywords: Keywords: avian mycobacteriosis; avian tuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium complex; zoonosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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