TY - JOUR AU - Simpson, Gary AU - Zimmerman, Ralph AU - Shashkina, Elena AU - Chen, Liang AU - Richard, Michael AU - Bradford, Carol AU - Dragoo, Gwen AU - Saiers, Rhonda AU - Peloquin, Charles AU - Daley, Charles AU - Planet, Paul AU - Narachania, Apurva AU - Mathema, Barun AU - Kreiswirth, Barry T1 - Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among Asian Elephants in Captivity T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 513 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although awareness of tuberculosis among captive elephants is increasing, antituberculosis therapy for these animals is not standardized. We describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between captive elephants based on whole genome analysis and report a successful combination treatment. Infection control protocols and careful monitoring of treatment of captive elephants with tuberculosis are warranted. KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis KW - M. tuberculosis KW - elephants KW - Elephas maximus KW - transmission KW - whole genome sequencing KW - bacterial infection KW - mycobacteria KW - zoonoses KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - bacteria KW - Asian elephants KW - whole-genome sequencing KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2303.160726 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-0726_article ER - End of Reference