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Mycobacterium bovis in Panama, 2013.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2015
Acosta Fermín, Chernyaeva Ekatherina, Mendoza Libardo, Sambrano Dilcia, Correa Ricardo, Rotkevich Mikhail, Tarté Miroslava, Hernández Humberto, Velazco Bredio, de Escobar Cecilia, de Waard Jacobus H, Goodridge Amador
Abstract excerpt
Panama remains free of zoonotic tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis. However, DNA fingerprinting of 7 M. bovis isolates from a 2013 bovine tuberculosis outbreak indicated minimal homology with strains previously circulating in Panama. M. bovis dispersion into Panama highlights the need for enhanced genotype testing to track zoonotic infections.
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