Observations on tuberculosis in the ferret, Mustela furo L.

摘要: Summary A case of spontaneous tuberculosis in a ferret ( Mustela furo L.) is described. Histiocytosis, necrosis and bacillosis were the outstanding histological features. which was experimentally infected with organism isolated from developed great enlargement liver spleen. The appearances those an infective histiocytic reticulosis reminiscent certain malignant reticuloses man. There no necrosis. highly pathogenic tubercle bacillus bovine type. Its even distribution smears, without formation coils, atypical. It strongly Gram-positive when stained by ordinary rapid Gram method at room temperature. literature concerning other Mustelidae reviewed briefly. Attention drawn again to absence macroscopically evident disease some tuberculous ferrets resulting risk transmitting infection unwittingly experimental procedures or vaccines made tissues. preventable.