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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
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Abstract

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).

García-Sánchez, Gómez, Fernández-Llario, Parra, and de Mendoza: Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis in a Wild Boar
A. García-Sánchez, L. Gómez, P. Fernández-Llario, A. Parra, and J. Hermoso de Mendoza "Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis in a Wild Boar," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43(4), 780-783, (1 October 2007). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.780
Received: 12 January 2007; Published: 1 October 2007
KEYWORDS
Mycobacterium bovis
spoligotype
Sus scrofa
tuberculous meningoencephalitis
wild boar
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