A case report of transmission and disease caused by Mycobacterium caprae and Mycobacterium bovis in Lima, Peru

A case report of transmission and disease caused by Mycobacterium caprae and Mycobacterium bovis in Lima, Peru

Abstract Background The Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Peru is significant with respect to both disease morbidity and mortality. Furthermore the recent diversification of farming enterprise to include a wide range of animal species has necessitated the consideration of members of the Mycobacterium Tube...

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Main Authors: Amber Shrestha, Janeth Picoy, Arturo Torres, David A. Moore, Robert H. Gilman, Jorge Coronel, Louis Grandjean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Zoonotic disease
Caprae
Bovis
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06944-5

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