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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2015-03, Vol.21 (3), p.480-483
Hauptverfasser:	Ramdas, Kira E. F, Lyashchenko, Konstantin P, Greenwald, Rena, Robbe-Austerman, Suelee, McManis, Cynthia, Waters, W. Ray
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use bovine tuberculosis Care and treatment Case studies Cat Diseases - diagnosis Cat Diseases - drug therapy Cat Diseases - microbiology Cats Cattle Causes of Diagnosis disease control disease diagnosis Dispatch emerging diseases Female Health aspects human diseases Humans Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household, Texas, USA, 2012 Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium bovis - classification Mycobacterium bovis - genetics Patient outcomes Radiography, Thoracic serology Serotyping Texas Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - drug therapy Tuberculosis - microbiology Tuberculosis - veterinary whole genome sequencing zoonosis
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6059 1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2103.140715