Unusual cluster of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cats

The detection of this unusual cluster of tuberculous disease in cats associated with M bovis infection does not alter the current view that these animals represent occasional spillover hosts of the bacterium and play a limited role in the epidemiology of bovine TB in Great Britain. Given the lack of...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2014-03, Vol.174 (13), p.326-326
Main Authors: Roberts, T., O'Connor, C., Nuñez-Garcia, J., de la Rua-Domenech, R., Smith, N. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cat Diseases - diagnosis
Cat Diseases - microbiology
Cats
Cattle
Cluster Analysis
England
Genotype & phenotype
Laboratories
Lymphatic system
Mycobacterium bovis - isolation & purification
Nosocomial infections
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - microbiology
Tuberculosis - veterinary
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Summary:The detection of this unusual cluster of tuberculous disease in cats associated with M bovis infection does not alter the current view that these animals represent occasional spillover hosts of the bacterium and play a limited role in the epidemiology of bovine TB in Great Britain. Given the lack of validated antemortem diagnostic assays for feline TB infection, the similar clinical and pathological presentations caused by different mycobacteria, and the implications for prognosis and case management, identification of the causative organism by culture remains the 'gold standard' diagnostic technique for bovine TB in cats.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.102457