Miller, R.E., 1994. Diseases of black rhinoceroses in captivity: pp. 180-185
 | In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242 |
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Black rhinoceroses are susceptible to tuberculosis. Recommendations for the most effective testing regimens for this disease have been limited by a lack of positive individuals. In the past, two black rhinoceroses infected with Mycobacterium bovis and one exposed to those individuals were positive on intradermal testing with MOT (mammalian old tuberculin) and ELISA. More recently, a black rhinoceros at the Detroit Zoological Park who was culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was positive when 0.1ml of USDA bovine tuberculin was administered intradermally in the eyelid, and this animal was also positive on ELISA testing. It has been our recommendation that any suspicious or positive tuberculin test be followed by acid-fast culture of gastric lavage or tracheal wash samples.
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