Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Noninvasive Tuberculosis Screening in Free-Living Primate Populations in Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
- Journal:
- EcoHealth
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Wolf, Tiffany M et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Minnesota · United States
Abstract
Recent advances in noninvasive detection methods for mycobacterial infection in primates create new opportunities for exploring the epidemiology of tuberculosis in free-living species. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and baboons (Papio anubis) in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, were screened for infection with pathogens of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex using Fecal IS6110 PCR; none was positive. This study demonstrates the feasibility of large-scale mycobacterial screening in wild primates.
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