Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2023)

Tuberculosis in Lemurs and a Fossa at National Zoo, Madagascar, 2022

  • Marni LaFleur,
  • Hoby A. Rasoanaivo,
  • Tojo H. Andrianarivo,
  • Fanantenana Randria Andrianomanana,
  • Stuart McKernan,
  • Mamy Serge Raherison,
  • Rakotoson Andrianantenaina,
  • Michele Miller,
  • Jonah Ratsimbazafy,
  • Simon Grandjean Lapierre,
  • Paulo Ranaivomanana,
  • Niaina Rakotosamimanana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2912.231159
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 12
pp. 2587 – 2589

Abstract

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We diagnosed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in captive lemurs and a fossa in Antananarivo, Madagascar. We noted clinical signs in the animals and found characteristic lesions during necropsy. The source of infection remains unknown. Our results illustrate the potential for reverse zoonotic infections and intraspecies transmission of tuberculosis in captive wildlife.

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