TY - JOUR AU - Kerr, Tanya AU - Gumbo, Rachiel AU - Goosen, Wynand AU - Rogers, Peter AU - Last, Robert AU - Miller, Michele T1 - Novel Techniques for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in a Cheetah T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 630 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In South Africa, bovine tuberculosis threatens some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife species, including the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The lack of antemortem diagnostic tests for this species strongly hinders conservation efforts. We report use of antemortem and postmortem diagnostic assays to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in a cheetah. KW - cheetah KW - Acinonyx jubatus KW - novel techniques KW - detection KW - CXCL9 gene expression assay KW - Mycobacterium bovis KW - bacteria KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - zoonoses KW - bovine tuberculosis DO - 10.3201/eid2603.191542 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-1542_article ER - End of Reference