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Cat-to-Human Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, United Kingdom.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2019
O'Connor Catherine M, Abid Muhammad, Walsh Amanda L, Behbod Behrooz, Roberts Tony, Booth Linda V, Thomas H Lucy, Smith Noel H, Palkopoulou Eleftheria, Dale James, Nunez-Garcia Javier, Morgan Dilys
Abstract excerpt
Human infection with Mycobacterium bovis is reported infrequently in the United Kingdom. Most cases involve previous consumption of unpasteurized milk. We report a rare occurrence of 2 incidents of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis during a cluster of infection in cats.
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