The incidence of tuberculosis in Lechwe (marsh antelope).
Of the 238 specimens of tissue collected from 70 lechwe (marsh antelope) 79 yielded M. bovis, 1 yielded a mixed growth of M. bovis and an 'atypical' mycobacterium and 6 yielded 'atypical' mycobacteria; the 'atypical' mycobacteria were probably contaminants. Of the 63 lechwe killed as a 1 in 10 random sample from four herds, M. bovis was obtained from 21 animals, indicating that 33% of wild lechwe are infected with tuberculosis.
D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000382:microbiology*; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000382:microbiology*; D002417:Cattle; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015024:Zambia