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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Davidson, Jennifer A. ; Loutet, Miranda G. ; O’Connor, Catherine ; Kearns, Cathriona ; Smith, Robert M.M. ; ... More +
Davidson, Jennifer A. ; Loutet, Miranda G. ; O’Connor, Catherine ; Kearns, Cathriona ; Smith, Robert M.M. ; Lalor, Maeve K. ; Thomas, H. Lucy ; Abubakar, Ibrahim ; Zenner, Dominik ; Less -
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Despite control efforts, Mycobacterium bovis incidence among cattle remains high in parts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, attracting political and public health interest in potential spread from animals to humans. To determine incidence among humans and to identify associated factors, we conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of human M. bovis cases in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland during 2002-2014. We identified 357 cases and observed increased annual case numbers (from 17 to 35) and rates. Most patients were >65 years of age and born in the United Kingdom. The median age of UK-born patients decreased over time. For 74% of patients, exposure to risk factors accounting for M. bovis acquisition, most frequently consumption of unpasteurized milk, was known. Despite the small increase in case numbers and reduction in patient age, M. bovis infection of humans in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland remains rare.
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Bacteria
England
Epidemiology
Epidemiology Of Mycobacterium Bovis Disease In Humans In England, Wales, And Northern Ireland, 2002–2014
Mycobacterium Bovis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Northern Ireland
Synopsis
Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
Wales
Zoonoses
Zoonotic Diseases

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):377-386.
Pubmed ID:
28220748
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5382737
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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