Articular presentation of Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium infection in a golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
A wild golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos) was found dead in poor body condition. On gross examination, the bird was emaciated, with damaged feathers and an enlarged right tibiofemoral joint due to multiple pale, smooth, nodular and plaque‐like masses. High numbers of acid‐fast bacilli were seen in the Ziehl–Neelse...