Human Mycobacterium bovis Infection and Bovine Tuberculosis Outbreak, Michigan, 1994–2007

Human Mycobacterium bovis Infection and Bovine Tuberculosis Outbreak, Michigan, 1994–2007

Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in Michigan’s white-tailed deer and has been circulating since 1994. The strain circulating in deer has remained genotypically consistent and was recently detected in 2 humans. We summarize the investigation of these cases and confirm that recreational exposure to deer...

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Main Authors: Melinda J. Wilkins, Joshua Meyerson, Paul C. Bartlett, Susan L. Spieldenner, Dale E. Berry, Laura B. Mosher, John B. Kaneene, Barbara Robinson-Dunn, Mary Grace Stobierski, Matthew L. Boulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
bovine tuberculosis
deer
cattle
humans
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0408_article

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