Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pet Ring-Tailed Lemur, Madagascar
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.202924
Abstract: We diagnosed tuberculosis in an illegally wild-captured pet ring-tailed lemur manifesting lethargy, anorexia, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate belonged to lineage 3 and harbored streptomycin resistance. We recommend reverse zoonosis… read more here.
Keywords: ring tailed; drug resistant; tailed lemur; tuberculosis ... See more keywords