Sentences with phrase «mycobacterium avian»

The University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine is conducting a study of a type of tuberculosis in Basset Hounds known as Systemic Avian Tuberculosis or Mycobacterium Avian Complex, or MAC.

David Lomasney initially brought the issue to a town board meeting in May, saying his then - two - year old son was recovering from surgery to remove a growth from his neck caused by mycobacterium avian infection, adding that it may have happened because his neighbors have chickens which used to move freely onto his property.