Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in two East African oryxes.
Tuberculous lesions were observed at necropsy of 2 East African oryxes (Oryx gazella beisa) at a municipal zoological park in Jackson, Ms. Microscopic examination revealed granulomas containing acid-fast bacilli in the lungs and liver of both animals, as well as in the uterus and mediastinal lymph nodes of 1 animal. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the tissues of both oryxes and from fluid aspirated from the mammary gland of 1 oryx; the organism was pathogenic for guinea pigs but not for rabbits.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001188:Artiodactyla; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology