Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

PEZZONE, N; EBERHARDT, AT; FERNANDEZ, A; GARBACCIO, S; ZUMÁRRAGA, M; GIOFFRÉ, A; MAGNI, C; BELDOMENICO PM; MARINI, MR; CANAL, AM

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE

AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS

Lugar: Lawrence; Año: 2013 vol. 44 p. 1098 - 1101

1042-7260

This report describes the first case of Mycobacterium intracellulare infection with typical granulomatous lesions of mycobacteriosis in a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The individual was a captive-bred young female, part of the control group of an experimental study on stress. Multiple granulomatous lesions were detected in a mesenteric lymph node of this young female. We confirmed mycobacterial infection by bacteriological culture and molecular identification methods. Clinical lesions were characterized by histopathology.