Ferrets as a model for tuberculosis transmission

Ferrets as a model for tuberculosis transmission

Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis remains a leading cause of human death due to a single infectious agent. Until successfully treated, infected individuals may continue to transmit Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli to contacts. As with other respiratory pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, mo...

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Main Authors: Tuhina Gupta, Naveen Somanna, Thomas Rowe, Monica LaGatta, Shelly Helms, Simon Odera Owino, Tomislav Jelesijevic, Stephen Harvey, Wayne Jacobs, Thomas Voss, Kaori Sakamoto, Cheryl Day, Christopher Whalen, Russell Karls, Biao He, S. Mark Tompkins, Abhijeet Bakre, Ted Ross, Frederick D. Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
mycobacterium
tuberculosis
ferret
transmission
animal model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.873416/full

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