“…In addition, regulation of the diagnosis of TB in wild animals would have an impact on reducing outbreaks that may occur through sale or trade of infected animals. The many outbreaks seen in Brazilian captive populations over the years (Ikuta et al., 2018; Murakami, Monego, Ho, Gibson, De Castro Vilani et al., 2012; Murakami, Monego, Ho, Gibson, Javorouski et al., 2012; Rocha et al., 2011; Zimpel et al., 2017), along with the one reported herein, should form the rationale necessary to develop this nationwide plan to control and report TB in wildlife, as also suggested previously (Valvassoura & Ferreira Neto, 2014). Notwithstanding, for these policies to become effective, it is necessary to integrate federal and state surveillance services and environmental regulatory agencies.…”