Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria
Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected directly or indirectly by infected humans and v...
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| author | Aina Adeogun Olutayo Omobowale Chiaka Owuamanam Olugbenga Alaka Victor Taiwo Dick van Soolingen Simeon Cadmus |
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected directly or indirectly by infected humans and vice versa. In Nigeria, the problem of TB is a major concern among both humans and cattle. Here, we present cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. tuberculosis/M. bovis infections in a female gorilla and a lioness, respectively, in a zoo in Ibadan, Nigeria. These cases were confirmed after bacteriological examinations and DNA from granulomatous lesions of the animals’ carcasses were subjected to the Hain and spoligotyping techniques. Our findings reveal the first documented report of TB infections in a gorilla and a lioness in zoo animals in Nigeria. The public health risks of tuberculosis in zoological settings are therefore reemphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6f65c0b9e87f483fb5837bc0e936bb0a2025-02-03T05:50:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Veterinary Medicine2090-70012090-701X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/85682378568237Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, NigeriaAina Adeogun0Olutayo Omobowale1Chiaka Owuamanam2Olugbenga Alaka3Victor Taiwo4Dick van Soolingen5Simeon Cadmus6Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaZoological Garden, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, NetherlandsTuberculosis and Brucellosis Research Laboratories, Department of Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, NigeriaTuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected directly or indirectly by infected humans and vice versa. In Nigeria, the problem of TB is a major concern among both humans and cattle. Here, we present cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. tuberculosis/M. bovis infections in a female gorilla and a lioness, respectively, in a zoo in Ibadan, Nigeria. These cases were confirmed after bacteriological examinations and DNA from granulomatous lesions of the animals’ carcasses were subjected to the Hain and spoligotyping techniques. Our findings reveal the first documented report of TB infections in a gorilla and a lioness in zoo animals in Nigeria. The public health risks of tuberculosis in zoological settings are therefore reemphasized.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8568237 |
| spellingShingle | Aina Adeogun Olutayo Omobowale Chiaka Owuamanam Olugbenga Alaka Victor Taiwo Dick van Soolingen Simeon Cadmus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
| title | Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria |
| title_full | Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria |
| title_short | Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria |
| title_sort | mycobacterium tuberculosis and dual m tuberculosis m bovis infection as the cause of tuberculosis in a gorilla and a lioness respectively in ibadan zoo nigeria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8568237 |
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