The elephant in the room: Bovine tuberculosis may be the missing piece to the tuberculosis epidemic
In 2013, an outbreak of tuberculosis occurred in Oregon. The first patient discovered to have the disease was a 20-year-old male. His pale, cold, gray skin could have been a symptom of infection with the potentially deadly tuberculosis bacteria, but for Rama the elephant, it signaled that everything was normal. In fact, if it were not for a routine check-up, Rama's tuberculosis may have never been discovered.
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May 4, 2017