Isolation of Mycobacterium africanum from monkeys.
The first isolation of M. africanum from monkeys is reported. This finding leads the author to discuss the origin of the infection in monkeys, and to underline the potential public health hazard that animals may present for humans.
D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000382:microbiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000662:veterinary*