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===Avian tuberculosis===
 
===Avian tuberculosis===
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*Caused by members of the ''M avium'' complex
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*Depression, loss of condition and lameness in affected birds
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*Granulomatous lesions in liver, spleen, bone marrow and intestines
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*Diagnosis by Ziehl-Neelson staining of smears and post-mortem appearance
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*Tuberculin testing of poultry
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===Feline leprosy===
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*Caused by ''M. lepraemurium''
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*Sporadic infections of cats via bites from infected rodents
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*Subcutaneous nodules form usually on the head or limbs and can ulcerate
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*Smears reveal Ziehl-Neelson-positive rods
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*Diagnosis by histopathology
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*Treatment includes excision of lesions
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===Johne's disease (paratuberculosis)===
    
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*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]
 
*''M. bovis'' and ''M. tuberculosis'' and ''M. avium'' in [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis|tuberculosis of cattle]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in pigs|tuberculosis of pigs]] and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Tuberculosis in dogs|tuberculosis of dogs]]
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