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Parsons, S.; Smith, S.G.D.; Martins, Q.; Horsnell, W.G.C.; Gous, T.A.; Streicher, E.M.; Warren, R.M.; van Helden, P.D.; van Pittius, N.C.G.
Pulmonary infection due to the dassie bacillus (_Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex sp._) in a free-living dassie (_rock hyrax-Procavia capensis_) from South Africa
2008 Tuberculosis (88): 80-83
We report a case of extensive necrogranulomatous pneumonia due to infection with the dassie bacillus (_Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex sp._) in a free-living pregnant adult female dassie (rock hyrax-_Procavia capensis_). A juvenile female dassie from the same colony also showed a focal lesion in the lungs suggestive of mycobacterial pneumonia. Our findings indicate the widespread occurrence of the dassie bacillus in free-living dassies and suggest very high infection rates in some populations. The introduction of South African dassies into novel environments should be considered in this light.
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