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In Argentina, cases of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) are suspected to have occurred according to macro and microscopic lesions. However, none has been corroborated by molecular tests. We describe here the first laboratory confirmed case of MCF in Argentina occurring in American bison confined in the Buenos Aires Zoo.(AU)
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Animais , Bovinos/microbiologia , Febre Catarral Maligna/diagnóstico , Argentina , Patologia Molecular , Animais de ZoológicoRESUMO
In Argentina, cases of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) are suspected to have occurred according to macro and microscopic lesions. However, none has been corroborated by molecular tests. We describe here the first laboratory confirmed case of MCF in Argentina occurring in American bison confined in the Buenos Aires Zoo.
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Different diagnostic techniques for mycobacteria were studied in sea lions, sea elephants, fur seals, dolphins, killer whales and penguins from a sea aquarium. Three strains were isolated from fur seals. Two were classified as Mycobacterium chelonae and one as Mycobacterium fortuitum complex. There was good correlation between the results given by the intradermal tuberculin test and ELISA, but the former is recommended as a screening test on the basis of its practicality. Results and methodology of the different techniques are described.