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Tuberculosis, Avian

MedGen UID:
52882
•Concept ID:
C0041306
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Avian Tuberculoses; Avian Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Avian

Definition

A variety of TUBERCULOSIS affecting various birds, including chickens and ducks. It is caused by MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM and characterized by tubercles consisting principally of epithelioid cells. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculosis, Avian

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Analysis of the Mechanism of Action of Kushen in the Treatment of Tuberculosis Based on Network Pharmacology.
Lin M, Zhou H, Li R, Quan LL, Jin Z, Tong XW
Altern Ther Health Med 2023 Mar;29(2):155-161. PMID: 36455142
Taking a rational approach in the treatment of avian mycobacteriosis.
Buur J, Saggese MD
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2012 Jan;15(1):57-70, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.12.001. PMID: 22244113
Risk assessment of opportunistic bacterial pathogens in drinking water.
Rusin PA, Rose JB, Haas CN, Gerba CP
Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 1997;152:57-83. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1964-4_2. PMID: 9297985

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence of bovine and avian tuberculosis in camel herds and associated public health risk factors in Isiolo County, Kenya.
Lamuka PO, Njeruh FM, Gitao GC, Matofari J, Bowen R, Abey KA
Trop Anim Health Prod 2018 Jun;50(5):937-945. Epub 2018 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s11250-017-1486-2. PMID: 29582340
Serum protein profiles in domestic pigeons naturally infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium.
Mayahi M, Khajeh G, Mosavari N, Parvandar Asadollahi K, Akhavizadegan MA
Vet Clin Pathol 2013 Jun;42(2):212-5. Epub 2013 Apr 11 doi: 10.1111/vcp.12033. PMID: 23577895
Pathology of mycobacteriosis in birds.
Shivaprasad HL, Palmieri C
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2012 Jan;15(1):41-55, v-vi. Epub 2011 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.11.004. PMID: 22244112
Public health concerns associated with care of free-living birds.
Whittington JK
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2011 Sep;14(3):491-505, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.05.008. PMID: 21872784
Mycobacteriosis in wild birds: the potential risk of disseminating a little-known infectious disease.
Soler D, Brieva C, Ribón W
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2009 Jan-Feb;11(1):134-44. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100014. PMID: 19721987

Diagnosis

Pathology of mycobacteriosis in birds.
Shivaprasad HL, Palmieri C
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2012 Jan;15(1):41-55, v-vi. Epub 2011 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.11.004. PMID: 22244112
Mycobacteriosis in wild birds: the potential risk of disseminating a little-known infectious disease.
Soler D, Brieva C, Ribón W
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2009 Jan-Feb;11(1):134-44. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100014. PMID: 19721987
Bird flu, influenza and 1918: the case for mutant Avian tuberculosis.
Broxmeyer L
Med Hypotheses 2006;67(5):1006-15. Epub 2006 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.002. PMID: 16806732
Avian tuberculosis.
Edmond E, Keay AJ, Wallace A
Scott Med J 1968 Nov;13(11):379-81. doi: 10.1177/003693306801301103. PMID: 5751239
SENSITIVITY TO HUMAN, BOVINE AND AVIAN PPD'S AND THEIR RELATION TO TUBERCULOSIS IN EAST ANGLIA.
STEWART CJ
Tubercle 1963 Dec;44:456-75. doi: 10.1016/s0041-3879(63)80088-4. PMID: 14101327

Therapy

Treatment outcomes of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease according to disease severity.
Kim BG, Jhun BW, Kim H, Kwon OJ
Sci Rep 2022 Feb 4;12(1):1970. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06022-z. PMID: 35121809Free PMC Article
Taking a rational approach in the treatment of avian mycobacteriosis.
Buur J, Saggese MD
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2012 Jan;15(1):57-70, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.12.001. PMID: 22244113
Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. A report of 13 cases and a review of the literature.
Horsburgh CR Jr, Mason UG 3rd, Farhi DC, Iseman MD
Medicine (Baltimore) 1985 Jan;64(1):36-48. doi: 10.1097/00005792-198501000-00003. PMID: 3880852
Mycobacterium avium infections in man.
Falk GA, Hadley SJ, Sharkey FE, Liss M, Muschenheim C
Am J Med 1973 Jun;54(6):801-10. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(73)90069-7. PMID: 4574535
Avian tuberculosis.
Edmond E, Keay AJ, Wallace A
Scott Med J 1968 Nov;13(11):379-81. doi: 10.1177/003693306801301103. PMID: 5751239

Clinical prediction guides

Observed differences in virulence-associated phenotypes between a human clinical isolate and a veterinary isolate of Mycobacterium avium.
Birkness KA, Swords WE, Huang PH, White EH, Dezzutti CS, Lal RB, Quinn FD
Infect Immun 1999 Sep;67(9):4895-901. doi: 10.1128/IAI.67.9.4895-4901.1999. PMID: 10456946Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Mycobacteriosis in wild birds: the potential risk of disseminating a little-known infectious disease.
Soler D, Brieva C, Ribón W
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2009 Jan-Feb;11(1):134-44. doi: 10.1590/s0124-00642009000100014. PMID: 19721987

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