Mycobacterium bovis Strains Causing Smear-Positive Human Tuberculosis, Southwest Ireland

Mycobacterium bovis Strains Causing Smear-Positive Human Tuberculosis, Southwest Ireland

Mycobacterium bovis caused 3% of human tuberculosis cases in southwest Ireland during 1998–2006. Of 11 M. bovis strains genotyped, 9 belonged to common animal spoligotypes. Seven strains were from sputum and potential sources of human-centered disease transmission. Ten-locus variable-number tandem r...

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Main Authors: Olabisi Ojo, Stella Sheehan, G. Daniel Corcoran, Melissa Okker, Karen Gover, Vladyslav Nikolayevsky, Timothy Brown, James Dale, Stephen V. Gordon, Francis Drobniewski, Michael B. Prentice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
tuberculosis
molecular epidemiology
respiratory tract infections
dispatch
Ireland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/12/07-1135_article
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Summary:Mycobacterium bovis caused 3% of human tuberculosis cases in southwest Ireland during 1998–2006. Of 11 M. bovis strains genotyped, 9 belonged to common animal spoligotypes. Seven strains were from sputum and potential sources of human-centered disease transmission. Ten-locus variable-number tandem repeat typing gave unique strain profiles and would detect disease outbreaks.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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