Emergence of Mycobacterium orygis-Associated Tuberculosis in Wild Ruminants, India

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Mar;29(3):661-663. doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221228.

Abstract

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis was detected in 2 spotted deer from a wildlife sanctuary in western India and an Indian bison from a national park in central India. Nationwide surveillance is urgently required to clarify the epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at the human-livestock-wildlife interface.

Keywords: India; Indian bison; Mycobacterium orygis; spotted deer; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Bison*
  • Deer* / microbiology
  • Humans
  • India
  • Mycobacterium bovis*
  • Ruminants
  • Tuberculosis* / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

  • Mycobacterium orygis