Mycobacterium microti Infection in free-ranging wild boar, Spain, 2017-2019

Abstract

Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that causes pathology in many mammals. M. microti infections have been found in some countries in Europe. We report an outbreak of tuberculosis caused by M. microti in wild boars in Spain.

Document Type

Article

Document version

Published version

Language

English

Pages

3

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published in

Emerging Infectious Disease

Recommended citation

Pérez de Val, Bernat, Albert Sanz, Mercè Soler, Alberto Allepuz, Lorraine Michelet, María Laura Boschiroli, and Enric Vidal. 2019. "Mycobacterium Microti Infection In Free-Ranging Wild Boar, Spain, 2017–2019". Emerging Infectious Diseases 25 (11): 2152-2154. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). doi:10.3201/eid2511.190746.

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