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Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 66 (2022): Issue 1 (March 2022)
Open Access
The potential risk of international spread of
Mycobacterium bovis
associated with movement of alpacas
Monika Krajewska-Wędzina
Monika Krajewska-Wędzina
,
Michele A. Miller
Michele A. Miller
,
Anna Didkowska
Anna Didkowska
,
Anna Kycko
Anna Kycko
,
Łukasz Radulski
Łukasz Radulski
,
Marek Lipiec
Marek Lipiec
and
Marcin Weiner
Marcin Weiner
| Mar 25, 2022
Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 66 (2022): Issue 1 (March 2022)
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Published Online:
Mar 25, 2022
Page range:
53 - 59
Received:
Jan 12, 2022
Accepted:
Mar 01, 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0012
Keywords
alpaca
,
tuberculin skin test
,
Enferplex Camelid TB test
,
© 2022 M. Krajewska-Wędzina et al. published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
Fig. 1
Lung of alpaca no. 2 showing tubercular lesions
Fig. 2
Lung of alpaca no. 2 showing granulomatous lesions with necrotic centres (triangles) surrounded by macrophages and lymphoid cells infiltrating the lung parenchyma. Haematoxylin and eosin staining. Bar = 50μm
Fig. 3
Lung of alpaca no. 2 showing granulomatous lesions compounded by cellular debris (black triangle) surrounded by palisading spindle-shaped macrophages at the edges of the necrotic areas (white arrows) with rare presence of large multinucleated cells (black arrow). An infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma cells and fewer neutrophils scattered between the macrophages is visible on the left side of the photograph. Haematoxylin and eosin staining. Bar = 50μm
Fig. 4
Liver of alpaca no. 2 showing a granulomatous lesion with a necrotic centre (black triangle) surrounded by macrophages, neutrophils and lymphoid cells infiltrating hepatic parenchyma (white arrows). Haematoxylin and eosin staining. Bar = 50μm
Fig. 5
Lymph node of alpaca no. 2 showing granulomatous lesions with areas of extensive caseous necrosis (black triangles) surrounded by macrophages and lymphoid cells. Haematoxylin and eosin staining. Bar = 50μm
Fig. 6
Lung of alpaca no. 2 showing acid-fast bacilli visible as red-stained rod-shaped microorganisms (arrows). Acid-fast bacillus staining. Bar = 5μm