Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a zoonotic disease that affects cattle and wildlife worldwide. These animal hosts can serve as reservoirs of infection, thus increasing the risk of human exposure and infection. Tuberculous meningoencephalitis complicating disseminated tuberculosis is described in a 7-mo-old wild boar (Sus scrofa).
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1 October 2007
Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis in a Wild Boar
A. García-Sánchez,
L. Gómez,
P. Fernández-Llario,
A. Parra,
J. Hermoso de Mendoza
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 43 • No. 4
October 2007
Vol. 43 • No. 4
October 2007
Mycobacterium bovis
spoligotype
Sus scrofa
tuberculous meningoencephalitis
wild boar