Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019
Papaventsis D, Dougas G, Kalkouni O, Karabela S, Manika K
Emerging infectious diseases · 2021-08
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tuberculosis control.
MeSH terms
- Humans
- Mycobacterium bovis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Occupational Exposure
- Aged
- Greece
- Male
- Farmers