TY - JOUR AU - Suykerbuyk, Patrick AU - Vleminckx, Kris AU - Pasmans, Frank AU - Stragier, Pieter AU - Ablordey, Anthony AU - Tran, Hong Thi AU - Hermans, Katleen AU - Fleetwood, Michelle AU - Meyers, Wayne M. AU - Portaels, Françoise T1 - Mycobacterium liflandii Infection in European Colony of Silurana tropicalis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 5 SP - 743 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Mycobacterium liflandii causes a fatal frog disease in captive anurans. Here we report, to our knowledge, the first epizootic of mycobacteriosis in a European colony of clawed frogs (Silurana tropicalis), previously imported from a United States biologic supply company. Our findings suggest the emerging potential of this infection through international trade. KW - Mycobacterium liflandii KW - Silurana tropicalis KW - epizootic KW - mycobacteriosis KW - dispatch KW - Belgium KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1305.060625 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/5/06-0625_article ER - End of Reference