Bovine tuberculosis and the endangered Iberian lynx

The first case of bovine tuberculosis in a free-living Iberian lynx (Lynx pardina) has been reported. The species is the most endangered feline one in the world. The lynx was from a national park. Mycobacterium bovis isolate correlates by molecular characterization with other isolates from wild ungulates of the park. An epidemiological link is strongly suggested.
We report the first case of bovine tuberculosis in a free-living Iberian lynx (Lynx pardina), an extremely endangered feline, from Donana National Park in Spain. The isolate (Mycobacterium bovis) correlates [...]