Louis C. Bender
M. M. Garner
P. Briggs Hall
2005
<p><span>An eviscerated hunter-harvested female black-tailed deer (</span><i><span class="genus-species">Odocoileus hemionus columbianus</span></i><span><i>)</i> was submitted to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The deer was emaciated, devoid of adipose tissue, and the parietal surface of the thoracic cavity contained multiple granulomas. Acid-fast bacteria were detected histologically from the granulomas and were isolated and identified as </span><i><span class="genus-species">Mycobacterium kansasii</span></i><span>, a nontuberculous mycobacterium sporadically reported to cause tuberculosis-like disease in a variety of vertebrates. This was the first report of symptomatic disease caused by </span><i><span class="genus-species">M. kansasii</span></i><span> in free-ranging deer. This case indicates that atypical mycobacteria can cause tuberculosis-like disease in free-ranging deer and illustrates the importance of identifying causative agents of tuberculosis-like disease in wildlife.</span></p>
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American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Mycobacteriosis in a black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) caused by Mycobacterium kansasii
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