Human and Animal Infections with Mycobacterium microti, Scotland

During 1994–2005, we isolated Mycobacterium microti from 5 animals and 4 humans. Only 1 person was immunocompromised. Spoligotyping showed 3 patterns: vole type, llama type, and a new variant llama type.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francis Xavier Emmanuel, Amie-Louise Seagar, Christine Doig, Alan Rayner, Pauline Claxton, Ian Laurenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
zoo
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/06-1536_article