Generalized Tuberculosis Due to Mycobacterium caprae in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Austria
Romana Steinparzer, Gabriela Stanclova, Zoltán Bagó, Sandra Revilla‐Fernández, Christoph Leth, Erwin Hofer, Barbara Pohl, F. Schmoll
Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 2020-05
Abstract
Mycobacterium caprae subtype Lechtal was detected in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) shot by a hunter in 2018 in the western part of Austria, where, among wildlife, tuberculosis is known to occur in red deer (Cervus elaphus). The red fox showed a generalized (disseminated) manifestation of the disease and a multibacillary distribution of mycobacteria in the inner organs.
MeSH terms
- Vulpes
- Biology
- Cervus elaphus
- Veterinary medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Zoology
- Microbiology