Mycobacterium caprae infection in captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

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Abstract

In 2016, disseminated tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a captive Borneo elephant in Japan. The bacterium was initially identified from clinical isolates. An isolate collected during a relapse showed isoniazid monoresistance and a codon 315 katG mutation.

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Yoshida, S., Suga, S., Ishikawa, S., Mukai, Y., Tsuyuguchi, K., Inoue, Y., … Wada, T. (2018). Mycobacterium caprae infection in captive Borneo Elephant, Japan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(10), 1937–1940. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2410.180018

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