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Tuberculous Sialoadenitis in a badger
Journal
New Zealand Veterinary
Journal, Volume 48, Number 4, 1 August 2000, pp. 122-122(1)
Authors
Cooke M.M.
Abstract
Tuberculous lesions in the skin of carnivorous species such as the
mustelids have often been associated with the contamination of bite wounds
inflicted during intra-species conflict (Muirhead et al., 1974; Cheeseman et
al., 1988; Clifton-Hadley et al., 1993; Nolan and Wilesmith, 1994; Ragg et al.,
1995; Lugton et al., 1997). A strong association between tuberculous tonsillitis
and recovery of Mycobacterium bovis from the oral cavity of ferrets was reported by Lugton et al. (1997). They believed that
the recovery of M. bovis from the pharynx was enhanced by the act of
swabbing which could damage the oral mucosal epithelium and dislodge infected
mucosal macrophages. The authors speculated that tubercle bacilli could
enter the oral cavity through disrupted tonsillar epithelium, although they
found no evidence of epithelial damage. It is also well established that
in many species, infected pulmonary secretions reach the oral cavity and
contaminate saliva (Jennings, 1949). The badger is the primary wildlife
reservoir host for M. bovis in Great Britain, the lung being the major site for
lesions.
Keywords
Wildlife; Bacterial; Mycobacterium; Oral;
Tuberculosis
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