This report describes the first case in South Australia, Australia, of Mycobacterium pinnipedii tuberculosis in a free-ranging Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Severe pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia with intrahistocytic acid-fast beaded filamentous bacilli was seen on histology. M. pinnipedii was confirmed by full 24-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit–variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing. Spillover concerns for public health and cattle are discussed.
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1 December 2014
MYCOBACTERIUM PINNIPEDII TUBERCULOSIS IN A FREE-RANGING AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL (ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS) IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Wayne S. J. Boardman,
Lisa Shephard,
Ivan Bastian,
Maria Globan,
Janet A. M. Fyfe,
Debby V. Cousins,
Aaron Machado,
Lucy Woolford
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Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
free-ranging
mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit–variable-number tandem-repeat
Mycobacterium pinnipedii
TUBERCULOSIS