Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Systemic Bovine Tuberculosis in a Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) in the Marche Region, Italy.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Cambiotti, Valentina et al.
- Affiliation:
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche · Italy
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a worldwide zoonosis involving a wide range of hosts among domestic and wild animals. We describe tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a wild crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) found dead in the district of Macerata, Marche Region, Italy in 2019.
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