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==Description==
Dogs are rarely infected with [[:Category:Mycobacterium species|''Mycobacterium'' spp.], tuberculosis , M bovis , and occasionally M avium or M fortuitum which are the causative agents of tuberculosis [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|in cattle]], either from human or farm animal source
==Signalment==
Dogs of any age or breed in contact with tuberculosis infected people or cattle.
==Diagnosis==
The intradermal tuberculin test can produce flase negative results in the dog.
===Clinical signs===
===Pathology===
On post mortem examination firm multifocal nodules, with necrotic centres are found in the caudal lung lobes, liver, kidney, pleura and peritoneum. The lesions are often exudative, dicharging a yellow fluid into the thorax and abdomen.
==Treatment==
Euthansia is advised due to the zootic potential of the disease.
[[Category:Dog]][[Category:To_Do_- lizzyk]]
[[Category:Dog]][[Category:To_Do_- lizzyk]]
[[Category:Respiratory_Bacterial_Infections]]
[[Category:Respiratory_Bacterial_Infections]]