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Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household,Texas, USA, 2012 |
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| Authors: | Kira E.F. Ramdas Konstantin P. Lyashchenko Rena Greenwald Suelee Robbe-Austerman Cynthia McManis W. Ray Waters |
| Affiliation: | Just Cats Veterinary Services, The Woodlands, Texas, USA (K.E.F. Ramdas, C. McManis); ;Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Medford, New York, USA (K.P. Lyashchenko, R. Greenwald); ;National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, USA (S. Robbe-Austerman); ;National Animal Disease Center, Ames (W.R. Waters) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis zoonosis serology whole genome sequencing cats Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria |