Cat-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, United Kingdom

Catherine M. O’Connor; Muhammad Abid; Amanda L. Walsh; Behrooz Behbod; Tony Roberts; Linda V. Booth; H. Lucy Thomas; Noel H. Smith; Eleftheria Palkopoulou; James Dale; Javier Nunez-Garcia; Dilys Morgan

doi:10.3201/eid2512.190012

Cat-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, United Kingdom

Catherine M. O’Connor, Muhammad Abid, Amanda L. Walsh, Behrooz Behbod, Tony Roberts, Linda V. Booth, H. Lucy Thomas, Noel H. Smith, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, James Dale, Javier Nunez-Garcia, Dilys Morgan

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Human infection with Mycobacterium bovis is reported infrequently in the United Kingdom. Most cases involve previous consumption of unpasteurized milk. We report a rare occurrence of 2 incidents of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis during a cluster of infection in cats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2284-2286
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190012
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Cat-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, United Kingdom

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