Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019

Papaventsis, Dimitrios; Dougas, George; Kalkouni, Ourania; Karabela, Simona; Manika, Katerina

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Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019

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By Papaventsis, Dimitrios ; Dougas, George ; Kalkouni, Ourania ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Papaventsis, Dimitrios ; Dougas, George ; Kalkouni, Ourania ; Karabela, Simona ; Manika, Katerina
Description:

Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tuberculosis control.
Subjects:

Animals Goats Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Occupational Exposure Tuberculosis
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 27(7):1997-1999
Pubmed ID:

34152976
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8237881
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Greece
Volume:

27
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:0ca49101b6aaa657196cfcde0cd62362a622d6acceda4ce9a115ae5c14a342e2
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107960/cdc_107960_DS1.pdf
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