Isolation of Mycobacteria spp from Rats

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to detect infection of Wild brown rats with
Mycobacteria . fourtyone Wild brown rats were collected from various
quarters of Baghdad city during the period 29/5/2004 – 30/10/2004 .
fourty one rats collected from college of Veterinary Medicine farm
Baghdad University and from farm of Abu – Ghraib , Baghdad –AL
Gedida , AL – Mahmoedia , AL – hurrea . In this study after collection
of rats the post mortem change was studied and take one hundred twenty
three sample of Lung , Liver and Spleen for bacterial examination one
hundred twenty three samples were culture on special media for
Mycobacteria . The result revealed that four rats were infected with
Mycobacteria . four isolates of Mycobacteria two isolate from Lung , two
isolate from Liver . The morbidity rate with Mycobacteria was 9.9% .