Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera): report with public health implications.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the eyelid, skin, tongue, and lungs of a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera). Two persons living in the same household were culture positive for pulmonary tuberculosis 3 to 4 years before tuberculosis was diagnosed in the bird. Although humans have not been shown to acquire tuberculosis from birds, an infected bird may be a sentinel for human infection.
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Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Field Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D001717:Birds; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*