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The zoonotic importance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis : transmission from human to monkey : case report

Author(s) -

Anita L. Michel,

H F Huchzermeyer

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

journal of the south african veterinary association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2224-9435

pISSN - 1019-9128

DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v69i2.819

Subject(s) - marmoset , callithrix , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , zoonotic disease , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , typing , biology , zoonosis , disease , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , ecology , electrical engineering , engineering

A case of zoonotic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is reported. Genomic typing of the relevant M. tuberculosis isolates strongly suggests that the marmoset, which was kept as companion animal, acquired the disease from an infected member in the household who had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis 8 years prior to this case.

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