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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.020819
Personal Author:
Smith, Robert M.M. ; Drobniewski, Francis ; Gibson, Andrea ; Montague, John D.E. ; Logan, Margaret N. ; ... More +
Smith, Robert M.M. ; Drobniewski, Francis ; Gibson, Andrea ; Montague, John D.E. ; Logan, Margaret N. ; Hunt, David ; Hewinson, Glyn ; Salmon, Roland L. ; O’Neill, Brian ; Less -
Description:
We describe the first documented spillover of bovine tuberculosis from animals into the human population of the United Kingdom since the resurgence of the disease in cattle in the country. This finding suggests that there may be a small risk for transmission to humans, making continued vigilance particularly necessary.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Communicable Disease Control
Dispatch
Female
Great Britain
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium Bovis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Bovine
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 10(3):539-541. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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