title: Recovery of Mycobacterium bovis from soft fresh cheese originating in Mexico.
abstract: Recent outbreaks of human tuberculosis in the United States caused by Mycobacterium bovis have implicated cheese originating in Mexico as a source of these infections. A total of 203 samples of cheese originating in Mexico were cultured, and M. bovis was recovered from one specimen. Therefore, M. bovis can be recovered from cheese and may be a source of human infections.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, United State Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA 50010, USA. Beth.N.Harris@aphis.usda.gov
authors.forename: N Beth
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Payeur
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osorio
authors.forename: Tod
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stuber
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paulson
authors.forename: Scarlett
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Treviso
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikolon
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Lainz
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cernek-Hoskins
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rast
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: Hailu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media