Transmission of Mycobacterium orygis (M. tuberculosis complex species) from a tuberculosis patient to a dairy cow in New Zealand.
Mycobacterium orygis, previously called the oryx bacillus, is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and has been reported only recently as a cause of human tuberculosis in patients of South Asian origin. We present the first case documenting the transmission of this organism from a human to a cow.
Animal Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kara L
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Dawson
Anita
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Bell
R Pamela
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Kawakami
Kathryn
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Coley
Gary
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Yates
Desmond M
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Collins
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009520:New Zealand; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
D027081:DNA Gyrase