Fatal outbreak of Mycoplasma capricolum pneumonia in endangered markhors
A pneumonia outbreak reduced the numbers of a wild population of endangered markhors (Capra falconeri) in Tajikistan in 2010. The infection was diagnosed by histologic examination and bacteriologic testing. Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum was the sole infectious agent detected. Cross-species transmission from domestic goats may have occurred.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Subjects: | L73 - Maladies des animaux, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, Caprinae, Mycoplasma capricolum, pneumonie, transmission des maladies, espèce en danger, impact sur l'environnement, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32588, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27242, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_13471, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2329, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2557, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33246, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/563012/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/563012/1/document_563012.pdf |
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| Summary: | A pneumonia outbreak reduced the numbers of a wild population of endangered markhors (Capra falconeri) in Tajikistan in 2010. The infection was diagnosed by histologic examination and bacteriologic testing. Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum was the sole infectious agent detected. Cross-species transmission from domestic goats may have occurred. |
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