Tuberculosis in a free-living brown hare (Lepus europaeus occidentalis)

Authors: Jackson R, Cooke MM, Coleman JD
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 41, Issue 3, pp 144-146, Sep 1993
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Wildlife
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Mycobacterial, Disease/defect, Pathology, Zoonosis, Infectious disease, Public health
Article class: Short Communication
Abstract: A free-living brown hare (Lepus europaeus occidentalis) trapped during a survey of tuberculous possums in the Ahaura Valley, Westland, was found to have both microbiological and histopathological evidence of infection with Mycobacterium bovis. The mesenteric lymph nodes were enlarged and showed extensive caseation, tuberculous nodules were present in the liver and kidney, and there was a proliferative pleurisy. Histologically, characteristic tuberculous granulomatous foci were seen in the mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, kidney, pleura and lungs, often in association with small numbers of acid-fast organisms. This is the first report of naturally occurring tuberculosis due to M. bovis in the brown hare.
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