title: Infection of red deer, cattle, and humans with Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae in western Austria.
abstract: Twelve cases of Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae infection have occurred in four humans, three cattle, and five red deer in western Austria since 1994. DNA-fingerprinting of the isolates suggested transmission in and between these species over several years. Contact with cattle, but not with goats, was found to be associated with three of four human cases.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene und Sozialmedizin, University of Innsbruck, Austria. Wolfgang.prodinger@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: Wolfgang M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Prodinger
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eigentler
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allerberger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schönbauer
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Glawischnig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements