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Human tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in the United States, 1995-2005.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2008
Hlavsa Michele C, Moonan Patrick K, Cowan Lauren S, Navin Thomas R, Kammerer J Steve, Morlock Glenn P, Crawford Jack T, Lobue Philip A
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the epidemiology of human Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis (TB) in the United States is imperative; this disease can be foodborne or airborne, and current US control strategies are focused on TB due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and airborne transmission. The National TB Genotyping Service's work has allowed systematic identification of M. tuberculosis-complex isolates and enabled the...
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