Jumbos facing TB threat
“Infection of tuberculosis is a major threat being faced by the captive elephants in South India. ” - Newindpress.com
Chembio Granted USDA License For Its ElephantTB STAT-PAK Assay - Rapid Serological Screening for TB in Elephants
“While TB has been recognized for over 2,000 years in elephant, it has recently been recognized as an important reemerging disease in captive elephants, particularly Asian elephants. M. tuberculosis, the most common cause TB classically, causes the same infection in humans as in elephants. Transmission of TB between elephant and human (zoonoses) has been documented.” - EarthTimes
