Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae, Northern Greece, 2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;27(7):1997-1999. doi: 10.3201/eid2707.204399.

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a 65-year-old goat breeder from northern Greece. This case represents a documented occupational transmission of M. caprae and highlights the importance of enhanced laboratory screening and increased surveillance for zoonotic tuberculosis control.

Keywords: Greece; Mycobacterium bovis; Mycobacterium caprae; breeders; clinical laboratory techniques; goats; livestock; public health surveillance; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Farmers
  • Greece
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium bovis*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Tuberculosis*