title: [Update on Mycobacterium bovis infections in France: 4 cases reports].
abstract: Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a cause of zoonosis. It is rare in developed countries since cattle control. We report four cases of M. bovis infection in people aged more 60  years. They were probably infected during infancy, consuming unpasteurized milk. It is the main transmission mode in developing countries where veterinary controls aren't made. M. bovis infections clinical aspects are varied and treatment is complicated by natural pyrazinamide resistance. Recent diagnostic methods using molecular biology are quick and specific and facilitate identification.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital d'instruction des armées Bégin, Saint-Mandé, École du Val de Grâce, Paris, France. delaunedeborah@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Déborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delaune
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Janvier
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rapp
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gérôme
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Méchaï
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mérens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology