Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household, Texas, USA, 2012

Abstract

Mycobacterium bovis infection of cats is exceedingly rare in regions where bovine tuberculosis is not endemic. We describe the diagnosis and clinical management of pulmonary M. bovis infection in 2 indoor-housed cats and their association with at least 1 M. bovis–infected human in Texas, USA, in September 2012.

Keywords

• Mycobacterium bovis
• tuberculosis
• zoonosis
• serology
• whole genome sequencing
• cats