Tuberculosis -- Zimbabwe
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers recently found approximately 17 percent of working African elephants at several Zimbabwe ecotourism facilities tested positive for tuberculosis antibodies. The findings are a red flag for researchers as infected elephants potentially can pass the disease on to humans and other species with which they come in contact, including wild elephants.
Tuberculosis is a serious disease in elephants. Most cases are caused by _Mycobacterium tuberculosis_, the
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