A perspective of simian tuberculosis in the United States-1972

Despite the availability of effective control measures, simian tuberculosis continues to be a major colony management problem. In 1972, 909 cases of simian tuberculosis were reported to the Center for Disease Control. Most of the cases (838) were in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). The attack rate w...

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Published inJournal of medical primatology Vol. 4; no. 5; p. 278
Main Authors Kaufmann, A F, Moulthrop, J I, Moore, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.01.1975
Subjects
Animals
Cercopithecus aethiops
Costs and Cost Analysis
Haplorhini
Macaca mulatta
Monkey Diseases - epidemiology
Monkey Diseases - prevention & control
Papio
Saimiri
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Tuberculosis - veterinary
United States
United States
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Summary:Despite the availability of effective control measures, simian tuberculosis continues to be a major colony management problem. In 1972, 909 cases of simian tuberculosis were reported to the Center for Disease Control. Most of the cases (838) were in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). The attack rate was higher for animals conditioned by commercial importers prior to sale (6.6%) than for animals received shortly after importation without conditioning (1.2%) . Failure to apply control measures effectively and consistently both in trade channels and at the user level is a significant factor in peptuation of the problem.
ISSN:0047-2565
DOI:10.1159/000459870