Mycobacterium microti Infection in Free-Ranging Wild Boar, Spain, 2017–2019

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bernat Pérez de Val, Albert Sanz, Mercè Soler, Alberto Allepuz, Lorraine Michelet, María Laura Boschiroli, Enric Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/19-0746_article