Infection with Mycobacterium microti in Animals in France
Author(s) -
Lorraine Michelet,
Krystel de Cruz,
Gina Zanella,
Rachid Aaziz,
Tabatha Bulach,
Claudine Karoui,
Sylvie Hénault,
Guy Joncour,
María Laura Boschiroli
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02713-14
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , biology , mycobacterium , virology , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology
We describe here 35 animal cases of tuberculosis due toMycobacterium microti in France (2002–2014). Recently, molecular tools that overcome the difficulty of confirming infection by this potentially zoonotic agent have revealed an increasing number of cases, suggesting that its prevalence may have been underestimated.
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