Bovine tuberculosis in an Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) in the Republic of Korea.
Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis has a wide range of hosts including cattle and humans, but its incidence in otters is very rare. Our report describes a case of bovine tuberculosis in an Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea). A deceased female otter ~2-3 years of age that was raised in an aquarium was submitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (Anyang, Republic of Korea) for autopsy in June 2013. Following gross pathological examination, many white nodules were observed in the lungs and mesentery. The nodules showed central necrosis infiltrated with lymphocytes and macrophages and surrounded by fibrous tissue. Acid-fast bacteria were detected in the necrotic foci, but no fungi were observed. Molecular analysis led to the detection of M. bovis, which is identified in otters in some European countries such as Spain and France.
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Hyunkyoung
H
Lee
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Myung
JM
Kim
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Yunho
Y
Jang
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Kyunghyun
K
Lee
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Kanghyun
K
Baek
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Boram
B
Lee
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Ha-Young
HY
Kim
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Myoung-Heon
MH
Lee
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Soyoon
S
Ryoo
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea kyusfather@korea.kr.
You-Chan
YC
Bae
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Jin
EJ
Choi
Pathologic Diagnostic Laboratory (H Lee, K Lee, Baek, B Lee, M-H Lee, Bae, Choi, So), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaBacterial Diagnostic Laboratory (H-Y Kim), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of KoreaAnimal Disease Diagnostic Division, and the Bovine Tuberculosis Laboratory, Bacterial Disease Division (J-M Kim, Jang, Ryoo), Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
ByungJae
B
So
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010041:Otters; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
Aquarium; Asian small-clawed otter; Mycobacterium bovis; Republic of Korea; bovine tuberculosis