Natural <i>mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex infection in a brown howler monkey (<i>Alouatta guariba clamitans</i>) in Brazil
Endily Vasconcelos de Souza, Rodrigo Albergaria Réssio, Ketlyn Bolsachini Figueiredo, Ana Carolina Souza Ramos de Carvalho, Eduardo Ferreira‐Machado, Júlia de Carvalho, Cinthya dos Santos Cirqueira, Pedro Enrique Navas‐Suárez, et al. (12 authors)
Journal of Medical Primatology · 2024-06
Abstract
Abstract Neotropical primates rarely exhibit active tuberculosis. A brown howler monkey was found injured in an urban area. Histopathology revealed granulomatous inflammation in the lungs, lymph nodes, and liver. Immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The findings highlight the importance of TB surveillance in nonhuman primates.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Histopathology
- Biology
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Lymph
- Nonhuman primate
- Pathology