Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild Chilean hawk (Accipiter chilensis)

• Autores: Manuel Moroni, Miguel Salgado, Alejandro Albornoz, Carlos Tejeda, Mario Alvarado-Rybak
• Localización: Austral journal of veterinary sciences, ISSN 0719-8000, ISSN-e 0719-8132, Vol. 50, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 115-117
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Abstract: The present study reports a case of tuberculosis in a juvenile Chilean hawk ( Accipiter chilensis ). Granulomas were identified in the liver, intestine and mesentery. Several of these granulomas contained acid-fast bacilli suggesting a mycobacterial infection through ingestion. Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined.