Publications

mycobacterium tuberculosis at the human/wildlife interface in a high tb burden country.	this study reports on an investigation of mycobacterium tuberculosis cases in mostly captive wild animals using molecular typing tools [variable number of tandem repeat (vntr) typing and restriction fragment length polymorphism typing]. the investigation included cases from (i) the national zoological gardens of south africa (nzg) recorded between 2002 and 2011; (ii) johannesburg zoo, where tuberculosis was first diagnosed in 2007 and has since been detected in three antelope species; (iii) a re ...	2013	24171848
detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in chacma baboons (papio ursinus) using the quantiferon-tb gold (in-tube) assay.	early diagnosis of simian tuberculosis (tb) is vital to prevent transmission of this disease. we evaluated the ability of the quantiferon-tb gold (in-tube method) assay (qfg-it) to detect tb in chacma baboons (papio ursinus).	2009	19627435
mycobacterium tuberculosis in a closed colony of baboons (papio ursinus).	an outbreak of tuberculosis in a nonhuman primate colony involved 11 of 91 (12.1%) baboons (papio ursinus). tuberculin tests identified 80%, x-ray screening 10% and throat swab bacteriology 30% of diseased animals. cough was a misleading indicator of tuberculosis. stress resulting from experimental interference with animals was unrelated to disease development. twice as many females as males were attacked. screening and prophylactic, therapeutic and preventive measures are discussed.	1983	6865319