Mycobacterium bovis infected domestic cats in an officially bovine tuberculosis free country resulting in human infection

Although the Netherlands is an officially bovine tuberculosis (bTB) free (OTF) country, sporadic infections with Mycobacterium bovis still cause tuberculosis (TB) in (non-bovine) mammals, including humans. We describe for the first time cases of M. bovis infection in domestic cats in the Netherlands...

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Published in:	One Health
Main Authors:	Susanna Commandeur, Marleen van der Most, Jeroen Koomen, Lucien van Keulen, Annemieke Dinkla, Xander Luinenburg, Marieke Escher, Pieter Jacobs, Ingrid Keur, Guy C.M. Grinwis, Erik Weerts, Els M. Broens, Richard Anthony, Miranda Kamst-van Agterveld, Karin Rebel, Erik Huisman, Marloes Heijne, Ad Koets
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Feline tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis Zoonosis Human transmission Officially bTB free (OTF) country The Netherlands
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425000849