Cat-to-Human Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, United Kingdom

Human infection with Mycobacterium bovis is reported infrequently in the United Kingdom. Most cases involve previous consumption of unpasteurized milk. We report a rare occurrence of 2 incidents of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis during a cluster of infection in cats.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: O’Connor, Catherine M., Abid, Muhammad, Walsh, Amanda L., Behbod, Behrooz, Roberts, Tony, Booth, Linda V., Thomas, H. Lucy, Smith, Noel H., Palkopoulou, Eleftheria, Dale, James, Nunez-Garcia, Javier, Morgan, Dilys
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742516
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190012
Descripción
Sumario:Human infection with Mycobacterium bovis is reported infrequently in the United Kingdom. Most cases involve previous consumption of unpasteurized milk. We report a rare occurrence of 2 incidents of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis during a cluster of infection in cats.

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