Transmission of Mycobacterium pinnipedii to humans in a zoo with marine mammals

OBJECTIVES: An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in sea lions occurred recently in a zoo in the Netherlands. The disease was detected in a captive colony consisting of 29 animals kept in an open air basin with an indoor night house. Approximately 25 animal keepers were in close contact with the animals....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2008-12, Vol.12 (12), p.1469-1473
Hauptverfasser:	KIERS, A, KLARENBEEK, A, MENDELTS, B, VAN SOOLINGEN, D, KOËTER, G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Zoo - microbiology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Interferon-Gamma Assay Latent Tuberculosis Infection Medical sciences Miscellaneous Mycobacterium Infections - transmission Mycobacterium Infections - veterinary Mycobacterium Pinnipedii Mycobacterium tuberculosis Netherlands Pneumology Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Sea Lions - microbiology Transmission Tuberculin Test - veterinary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Zoonoses - transmission
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