Canine tuberculosis

Liu, S.; Weitzman, I.; Johnson, G.G.; Liu, S; Weitzman, I; Johnson, G.G

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Liu, S.; Weitzman, I.; Johnson, G.G.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 177(2): 164-167

1980

ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488

PMID: 7429950

Document Number: 166106

In a survey of 15,272 canine necropsies, natural infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was found to have been diagnosed in eight dogs (0.05%). Clinical findings were anorexia, loss of body weight, lethargy, vomiting, and leukocytosis; radiography revealed pleural and pericardial effusion, ascites, and hepatomegaly. Granulomatous lesions with acid-fast bacilli were consistently found. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from lesions in the lungs, liver, or lymph nodes of five dogs. All eight dogs had a history of contact with human patients with tuberculosis.