title: Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae in sheep.
abstract: Tuberculosis was diagnosed in three flocks of sheep in Galicia, Spain, in 2009 and 2010. Two flocks were infected with Mycobacterium bovis and one flock was infected with Mycobacterium caprae. Infection was confirmed by the comparative intradermal tuberculin test, bacteriology, molecular analysis and histopathology. Sheep have the potential to act as a reservoir for tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Sanidad Animal, Subdirección de Ganadería, Consellería do Medio Rural, Xunta de Galicia, Edificio Administrativo San Caetano, 15781 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz Mendoza
authors.forename: Lucía de
authors.initials: Ld
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menéndez
authors.forename: Antón
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ocampo
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mourelo
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sáez
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gortázar
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: García Marín
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balseiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013030:Spain; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*