Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019.

ABSTRACT: Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tuberculosis control.

SUBMITTER: Papaventsis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237881 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature