Continuing Mycobacterium bovis transmission from animals to humans in New Zealand

被引：36

作者：

Baker, M. G.

Lopez, L. D.

Cannon, M. C.

De Lisle, G. W.

Collins, D. M.

机构：

[1] Inst Environm Sci & Res Ltd ESR, Porirua, New Zealand

[2] AgRes, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

来源：

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2006年 / 134卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0950268806005930

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

New Zealand has a large reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild and farmed animals. This study aimed to assess the extent of human infection with this organism and the potential contribution of these animal sources. Combined epidemiological and laboratory investigation of human tuberculosis cases over the period 1995-2002 showed that M. bovis accounted for 2(.)7% (54/1997) of laboratory-confirmed human tuberculosis cases, a rate of 0(.)2/100 000 population. M. bovis isolates from humans (23) were typed using restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) and compared with isolates from wild and domestic animals (2600). Fourteen (61%) of the human isolates had REA patterns that were identical to patterns for isolates from cattle, deer, possums, ferrets, pigs, and occasionally cats. These results suggest a low level of ongoing M. bovis transmission from animal reservoirs to humans in New Zealand.

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页码：1068 / 1073

页数：6

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