1. Absence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in dogs and cats residing on infected cattle farms: Michigan, 2002
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Dale E. Berry, John B. Kaneene, Theresa M. Bernardo, Melinda J. Wilkins, Scott D. Fitzgerald, R. L. Perry, C. O. Thoen, and Paul C. Bartlett
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Veterinary medicine ,Michigan ,Tuberculosis ,Epidemiology ,animal diseases ,Biology ,Cat Diseases ,Serology ,Dogs ,Zoonoses ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Dog Diseases ,Mycobacterium bovis ,CATS ,business.industry ,Skin test ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Original Papers ,Infectious Diseases ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Animals, Domestic ,Cats ,Livestock ,Cattle ,Female ,business ,Tuberculosis, Bovine ,Mycobacterium - Abstract
SUMMARYA cross-sectional field study was performed to evaluate infection in dogs and cats living on farms withMycobacterium bovis-infected cattle. The purpose was to determine pet infection status and assess their risk to farm families and/or tuberculosis-free livestock. Data and specimens were collected from 18 cats and five dogs from nine participating farms. ELISA testing forM. bovisandM.aviumwas conducted. Fifty-one biological samples were cultured; all were negative forM. bovis, although otherMycobacteriumspecies were recovered. No radiographic, serological or skin test evidence of mycobacterial infection was found. These negative results may be due to the low level ofM. bovisinfection in the cattle and the limited duration of exposure of pets to infected cattle residing on the same farm. No evidence was found to indicate that pets residing onM. bovis-infected Michigan cattle farms pose a risk to humans orM. bovis-free livestock; however, precautionary advice for farm owners was provided.
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- 2008