Conservation of White Rhinoceroses Threatened by Bovine Tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017

Conservation of White Rhinoceroses Threatened by Bovine Tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017

During 2016–2017, when Kruger National Park, South Africa, was under quarantine to limit bovine tuberculosis spread, we examined 35 white and 5 black rhinoceroses for infection. We found 6 infected white rhinoceroses during times of nutritional stress. Further research on Mycobacterium bovis pathoge...

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Main Authors: Michele A. Miller, Peter Buss, Sven D.C. Parsons, Eduard Roos, Josephine Chileshe, Wynand J. Goosen, Louis van Schalkwyk, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Markus Hofmeyr, Guy Hausler, Leana Rossouw, Tebogo Manamela, Emily P. Mitchell, Rob Warren, Paul van Helden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
Ceratotherium simum
Kruger National Park
Mycobacterium bovis
white rhinoceros
South Africa
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-0293_article
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Summary:During 2016–2017, when Kruger National Park, South Africa, was under quarantine to limit bovine tuberculosis spread, we examined 35 white and 5 black rhinoceroses for infection. We found 6 infected white rhinoceroses during times of nutritional stress. Further research on Mycobacterium bovis pathogenesis in white rhinoceroses is needed.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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