Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by <i>Mycobacterium caprae</i>, Northern Greece, 2019
Dimitrios Papaventsis, George Dougas, Ourania Kalkouni, Simona Karabela, Κaterina Manika
Emerging infectious diseases · 2021-06
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
- Tuberculosis
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Environmental health
- Zoonosis
- Medicine
- Veterinary medicine
- Microbiology
- Biology