THE ZOONOTIC IMPORTANCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS - TRANSMISSION FROM HUMAN TO MONKEY

Authors
MICHEL AL HUCHZERMEYER HFAK
Citation
Al. Michel et Hfak. Huchzermeyer, THE ZOONOTIC IMPORTANCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS - TRANSMISSION FROM HUMAN TO MONKEY, Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association, 69(2), 1998, pp. 64-65
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the South African Veterinary Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
10199128
Volume
69
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
64 - 65
Database
ISI
SICI code
1019-9128(1998)69:2<64:TZIOM->2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A case of zoonotic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is reported. Genomic typing of the relevant M. tu berculosis isolates strongly suggests that the marmoset, which was kep t as companion animal, acquired the disease from an infected member in the household who had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis 8 years prior to this case.