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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 1101-1102, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in a Green-Winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera): Report with Public Health Implications

Rita M. Washko,1,2 Heidi Hoefer,3 Timothy E. Kiehn,4,* Donald Armstrong,5 Guy Dorsinville,2 and Thomas R. Frieden2,6

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Field Epidemiology,1 and Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for Prevention Services,6 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, New York City Department of Health, New York, New York2; Animal Medical Center, New York, New York3; and Microbiology Service, Department of Clinical Laboratories,4 and Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine,5 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Received 2 September 1997/Returned for modification 9 December 1997/Accepted 30 December 1997

Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the eyelid, skin, tongue, and lungs of a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera). Two persons living in the same household were culture positive for pulmonary tuberculosis 3 to 4 years before tuberculosis was diagnosed in the bird. Although humans have not been shown to acquire tuberculosis from birds, an infected bird may be a sentinel for human infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiology Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021. Phone: (212) 639-8181. Fax: (212) 772-9285. E-mail: kiehnt{at}mskcc.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 1101-1102, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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