Feline tuberculosis: A literature review and discussion of 19 cases caused by an unusual mycobacterial variant

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GunnMoore, DA
Jenkins, PA
Lucke, VM
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[1] UNIV BRISTOL,SCH VET,DEPT PATHOL & MICROBIOL,BRISTOL BS18 7DU,AVON,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV WALES HOSP,PHLS MYCOBATERIUM REFERENCE UNIT,CARDIFF CF4 4XW,S GLAM,WALES
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10.1136/vr.138.3.53
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
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The literature relating to feline mycobacterial disease is reviewed and 19 cats with tuberculosis caused by a previously unknown strain of mycobacterium are discussed. The bacteria were found to have characteristics between those of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M bovis. The paper considers the clinical signs, epidemiology and diagnosis of the cases, and discusses the possible origins of the organism, treatment regimens and zoonotic potential.
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