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Fatal outbreak of Mycoplasma capricolum pneumonia in endangered markhors.

Ostrowski, Stéphane; Thiaucourt, Francois; Amirbekov, Mulojon; Mahmadshoev, Abdurahmon; Manso-Silván, Lucía; Dupuy, Virginie; Vahobov, Dustmurod; Ziyoev, Orom; Michel, Stefan.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 17(12): 2338-41, 2011 Dec.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22172532

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A pneumonia outbreak reduced the numbers of a wild population of endangered markhors (Capra falconeri) in Tajikistan in 2010. The infection was diagnosed by histologic examination and bacteriologic testing. Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum was the sole infectious agent detected. Cross-species transmission from domestic goats may have occurred.

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Goat Diseases/mortality , Mycoplasma capricolum , Pleuropneumonia, Contagious/mortality , Animals , Animals, Domestic , Animals, Wild , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/mortality , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/pathology , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/transmission , Communicable Diseases, Emerging/veterinary , Disease Outbreaks/veterinary , Endangered Species , Female , Goat Diseases/microbiology , Goat Diseases/pathology , Goat Diseases/transmission , Goats , Male , Mycoplasma capricolum/classification , Mycoplasma capricolum/genetics , Mycoplasma capricolum/isolation & purification , Phylogeny , Pleuropneumonia, Contagious/microbiology , Pleuropneumonia, Contagious/pathology , Pleuropneumonia, Contagious/transmission , Species Specificity , Tajikistan/epidemiology

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