TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identification of<I> Mycobacterium tuberculosis </I>Complex by Histopathology and PCR in White-Tailed Deer (<I>Odocoileus virginianus</I>) in Tamaulipas, Mexico
AU - Barrios-Garcia, H.B. AU - Miranda-Hernandez, D.U. AU - Hernandez-Jarguin, A. AU - Villareal-Pena, R. AU - Gonzalez-Alanis, P. AU - Almazan-Garcia, C. AU - Zapata-Campos, C.C. AU - Guizarnotegui-Blanco, J.A. AU - Martinez-Burnes, J. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 7
SP  - 1036
EP  - 1040
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.1036.1040
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1036.1040
KW  - acid
KW  -histopathology
KW  -PCR
KW  -Odocoileus virginianus
KW  -Mexico
KW  -Tuberculosis
AB  - Bovine tuberculosis is caused by <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </I>complex which infects a wide hosts range including humans and therefore it is considered as zoonosis. White-tailed deer (<I>Odocoileus virginianus</I>) is considered as reservoir of bovine tuberculosis, playing an important role on the disease epidemiology. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of <I>M. tuberculosis</I> complex in free-ranging White-Tailed Deer (WTD) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. During the 2009-2010 hunting season, 44 mandibular lymph nodes and tonsils from WTD were collected, processed by routine histopathology, Ziehl Neelsen staining, mycobacterial isolation and PCR. From those, 4.5% had gross changes. Histopathology revealed morphological changes suggestive to tuberculosis such as macrophage aggregation, necrosis, giant cells, mineralization and Bacilli Acid-Alcohol Resistant (BAAR). Abscedative type changes were also observed. The presence of <I>M. tuberculosis</I> complex by amplification of DNA from a tissue sample by PCR was confirmed. To the researchers knowledge this is the first mycobacterial report on WTD in Mexico.
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