Systemic Bovine Tuberculosis in a Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) in the Marche Region, Italy

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jul 1;57(3):705-707. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00164.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a worldwide zoonosis involving a wide range of hosts among domestic and wild animals. We describe tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a wild crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) found dead in the district of Macerata, Marche Region, Italy in 2019.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases*
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Porcupines*
  • Rodent Diseases*
  • Tuberculosis, Bovine* / epidemiology