Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household, Texas, USA, 2012

Mycobacterium bovis infection of cats is exceedingly rare in regions where bovine tuberculosis is not endemic. We describe the diagnosis and clinical management of pulmonary M. bovis infection in 2 indoor-housed cats and their association with at least 1 M. bovis–infected human in Texas, USA, in Sep...

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Autores principales: Ramdas, Kira E.F., Lyashchenko, Konstantin P., Greenwald, Rena, Robbe-Austerman, Suelee, McManis, Cynthia, Waters, W. Ray
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25695666
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.140715
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Sumario:Mycobacterium bovis infection of cats is exceedingly rare in regions where bovine tuberculosis is not endemic. We describe the diagnosis and clinical management of pulmonary M. bovis infection in 2 indoor-housed cats and their association with at least 1 M. bovis–infected human in Texas, USA, in September 2012.

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