Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019

Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tube...

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Autores principales: Papaventsis, Dimitrios, Dougas, George, Kalkouni, Ourania, Karabela, Simona, Manika, Katerina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34152976
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204399
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Sumario:Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tuberculosis control.

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