Medline ® Abstract for Reference 25
of 'Mycobacterium bovis'
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Human Mycobacterium bovis infection and bovine tuberculosis outbreak, Michigan, 1994-2007.
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Wilkins MJ, Meyerson J, Bartlett PC, Spieldenner SL, Berry DE, Mosher LB, Kaneene JB, Robinson-Dunn B, Stobierski MG, Boulton ML
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(4):657.
Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in Michigan's white-tailed deer and has been circulating since 1994. The strain circulating in deer has remained genotypically consistent and was recently detected in 2 humans. We summarize the investigation of these cases and confirm that recreational exposure to deer is a risk for infection in humans.
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Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan, USA. wilkinsm@michigan.gov
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