Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured from the lung tissues of 3 captive elephants in
Nepal that died with extensive lung lesions. Spoligotyping, TbD1 detection and multi-locus …

Tuberculosis in elephants is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We identified
mixed M. tuberculosis lineage infection in 2 captive elephants in Nepal by using …

We conducted a tuberculosis (TB) serosurveillance program of captive elephants in Nepal
and compared hematology and biochemistry parameters between seropositive and …

Our team conducted the first comprehensive range country elephant TB survey in January
2006. This collaboration encompassed the work of Dr. Kamal Giri in fulfillment of his MV Sc …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious zoonotic disease, characterized by the development of
tubercles resulting in caseation and calcification in the lungs. In elephants, causative agents …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can infect and be transmitted between elephants and humans.
In elephants, the 'gold standard'reference test for detection of tuberculosis is culture, which …

Tuberculosis (TB) in elephants is a re-emerging disease predominantly caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a human type of TB. Elephant to human TB transmission has …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an emerging disease in elephants primarily caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (M. tb) and in some occassion by M. bovis. We performed culture and three …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease of animals and humans. Clinical signs,
characteristic of TB were described in Asian elephants by Ayurvedic physicians over 2000 …

This study was conducted to screen selected captive elephants in Assam for tuberculosis.
Cross infections with handlers were also investigated. 88 adult captive elephants from …