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Pathology and genetic findings in a rare case of Mycobacterium caprae infection in a sow.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jun 2017
Amato Benedetta, Capucchio Teresa Maria, Biasibetti Elena, Mangano Elena, Boniotti Beatrice Maria, Pacciarini Lodovica Maria, Migliore Sergio, Vitale Maria, Fiasconaro Michele, Di Marco Lo Presti Vincenzo
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Bovine tuberculosis, a reemerging zoonosis in diverse ecological scenarios, has been reported in the autochthonous Nebrodi black pig breed population used for meat production in Italy. During a routine abattoir inspection in 2013, 24 of 299 carcasses (8%) of Nebrodi black pigs presented tuberculosis-like lesions at pathologic examination. Mycobacterium bovis was isolated from 23 animals and M. caprae from a...
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