Tuberculosis in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ong, Bee Lee, Ngeow, Yun Fong, Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff, Yusuf, Yakubu, Zakaria, Zunita, Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Rahim, Hassan, Latiffah, Ng, Hien Fuh, Verasahib, Khebir
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: Cambridge University Press 2013
• 在線閱讀: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29865/1/Tuberculosis%20in%20captive%20Asian%20elephants%20%28Elephas%20maximus%29%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29865/

A cross-sectional study was conducted from 10 January to 9 April 2012, to determine the seroprevalence of tuberculosis (TB) of all captive Asian elephants and their handlers in six locations in Peninsular Malaysia. In addition, trunk-wash samples were examined for tubercle bacillus by culture and po...