Two mycobacterium strains isolated from lung tissue and apical lymph nodes of slaughtered water buffaloes were biochemically analyzed and identified as Mycobacterium avium complex strains. Association between these microorganisms and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and the potential risk posed by eating infected animals and their products, was discussed.
Mycobacterium avium complex; Tuberculosis, bovine; AIDS-related opportunistic infections; Food contamination; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Buffaloes; Cattle