title: Tuberculosis in greater kudu.
abstract: Four greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) died while maintained in captivity at a zoo. Necropsy revealed tuberculous lesions in the lungs, spleen, and thoracic lymph nodes. Histopathologic findings included granulomas with Langhans' giant cells, necrosis, and mineralization. Acid-fast organisms isolated from tissues of each kudu were identified as Mycobacterium bovis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001188:Artiodactyla; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis