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Abstract
Humans as Source of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Cattle, Spain
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We report M. tuberculosis infections in 3 cattle farms in Spain
In Europe, only 14 cases of M. tuberculosis infection have been described in 3 eastern countries since implementation of eradication programs [4,5]
Recent implementation of liquid systems in animal health laboratories has enabled detection of M. tuberculosis when it is compared with results using only conventional methods
Summary
Humans as Source of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Cattle, Spain We report M. tuberculosis infections in 3 cattle farms in Spain. The epidemiologic investigation traced humans as the source of infection, with 1 of the strains showing multidrug resistance. Recent studies have reported isolation of M. tuberculosis in cattle with prevalences of 4.7%–30.8% in African and Asian countries [1,2,3].
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