Abstract:
The first case of tuberculosis is described in a wild subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) found on the Argentine coast. There was hydrothorax and white firm granulomatous lesions of 40-50 mm in diameter in the lungs. Lesions consisted of a central area of caseous necrosis, an intermediate zone of epithelioid and lymphocytic mononuclear cells, and a peripheral zone of connective tissue. Biochemical and drug sensitivity tests and inoculation of Guinea pigs confirmed the identification as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Arctocephalus tropicalis is the fifth pinniped species in which the M. tuberculosis complex has been detected. Since subantarctic fur seals are widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, it is possible that the tuberculosis cases may have a common origin and could spread to other austral regions and species.
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Título: | Tuberculosis in a wild subantarctic fur seal from Argentina |
Autor: | Bastida, R.; Loureiro, J.; Quse, V.; Bernardelli, A.; Rodríguez, D.; Costa, E. |
Filiación: | Departamento de Ciencias Marinas, Fac. de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Univ. Nacional de Mar del Plata, Casilla de Correos 43, (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina Fundación Mundo Marino, San Clemente del Tuyú, Argentina Consejo Nac. Invest. Cie. Tecnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina Serv. Nac. Sanid. Calidad A., Buenos Aires, Argentina Inst. de Patol. Bernardo Epstein, La Plata, Argentina
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Palabras clave: | Arctocephalus tropicalis; Case report; Lung disease; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; Pinnipeds; Tuberculosis; animal; animal disease; Antarctica; Argentina; article; case report; fatality; guinea pig; isolation and purification; lung; lung tuberculosis; lymph node; male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; pathology; seal; tuberculin test; Animals; Antarctic Regions; Argentina; Fatal Outcome; Fur Seals; Guinea Pigs; Lung; Lymph Nodes; Male; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculin Test; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary |
Año: | 1999
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Volumen: | 35
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Número: | 4
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Página de inicio: | 796
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Página de fin: | 798
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Título revista: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Título revista abreviado: | J. Wildl. Dis.
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ISSN: | 00903558
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Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00903558_v35_n4_p796_Bastida |
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Bastida, R., Loureiro, J., Quse, V., Bernardelli, A., Rodríguez, D. & Costa, E.
(1999)
. Tuberculosis in a wild subantarctic fur seal from Argentina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 35(4), 796-798.
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Bastida, R., Loureiro, J., Quse, V., Bernardelli, A., Rodríguez, D., Costa, E.
"Tuberculosis in a wild subantarctic fur seal from Argentina"
. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35, no. 4
(1999) : 796-798.
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Bastida, R., Loureiro, J., Quse, V., Bernardelli, A., Rodríguez, D., Costa, E.
"Tuberculosis in a wild subantarctic fur seal from Argentina"
. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 35, no. 4, 1999, pp. 796-798.
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Bastida, R., Loureiro, J., Quse, V., Bernardelli, A., Rodríguez, D., Costa, E. Tuberculosis in a wild subantarctic fur seal from Argentina. J. Wildl. Dis. 1999;35(4):796-798.
Available from: https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00903558_v35_n4_p796_Bastida [ ]