We describe the first reported case of mycobacterial infection in a free-ranging pinniped in the Northern Hemisphere. Acid-fast bacteria were demonstrated histologically in the liver of an adult female common seal (Phoca vitulina), and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium was cultured from the liver.
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1 July 2013
Infection due to Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium in a Free-ranging Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) in Scotland
Geoffrey Foster,
Karen Stevenson,
Robert J. Reid,
Jason P. Barley,
Johanna L. Baily,
Robert N. Harris,
Mark P. Dagleish
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 49 • No. 3
July 2013
Vol. 49 • No. 3
July 2013