Infection due to Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium in a free-ranging common seal ( Phoca vitulina ) in Scotland

We describe the first reported case of mycobacterial infection in a free-ranging pinniped in the Northern Hemisphere. Acidfast bacteria were demonstrated histologically in the liver of an adult female common seal (Phoca vitulina), and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium was cultured from the liver.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: Foster, G, Stevenson, K, Reid, RJ, Barley, JP, Baily, JL, Harris, RN, Dagleish, MP
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Common seal
Mycobacterial infection
Phoca vitulina
common seal
Online Access:https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/ec314cae-b46b-4f04-a26c-a8bfa741071d
https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-07-178
Description
Summary:We describe the first reported case of mycobacterial infection in a free-ranging pinniped in the Northern Hemisphere. Acidfast bacteria were demonstrated histologically in the liver of an adult female common seal (Phoca vitulina), and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium was cultured from the liver.

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