Mycobacterium microti Infection in free-ranging wild boar, Spain, 2017-2019

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Author
Pérez de Val, Bernat ORCID
Sanz, Albert
Soler, Mercè
Allepuz, Alberto
Michelet, Lorraine
Boschiroli, María Laura
Vidal, Enric ORCID
Publication date
2019-11-25
URI http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/666
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.190746
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that causes pathology in many mammals. M. microti infections have been found in some countries in Europe. We report an outbreak of tuberculosis caused by M. microti in wild boars in Spain.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
619 - Veterinary science
Pages
3
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is part of
Emerging Infectious Disease
Citation
Pérez de Val, Bernat, Albert Sanz, Mercè Soler, Alberto Allepuz, Lorraine Michelet, María Laura Boschiroli, and Enric Vidal. 2019. "Mycobacterium Microti Infection In Free-Ranging Wild Boar, Spain, 2017–2019". Emerging Infectious Diseases 25 (11): 2152-2154. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). doi:10.3201/eid2511.190746.
Program
Sanitat Animal
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