title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera): report with public health implications.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Field Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Washko
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoefer
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kiehn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dorsinville
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Frieden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D001717:Birds; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*