Infection with Mycobacterium microti in Animals in France

Lorraine Michelet (1) , Krystel de Cruz (1) , Gina Zanella (1) , Rachid Aaziz (1) , Tabatha Bulach (1) , Claudine Karoui (1) , Sylvie Hénault (1) , Guy Joncour (2) , Maria Laura Boschiroli (1)

1 Laboratoire de santé animale, sites de Maisons-Alfort et de Normandie
2 Clinique Vétérinaire

ABSTRACT We describe here 35 animal cases of tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium microti in France (2002–2014). Recently, molecular tools that overcome the difficulty of confirming infection by this potentially zoonotic agent have revealed an increasing number of cases, suggesting that its prevalence may have been underestimated.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Animal biology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Animal biology; Veterinary medicine and animal Health

Lorraine Michelet, Krystel de Cruz, Gina Zanella, Rachid Aaziz, Tabatha Bulach, et al.. Infection with Mycobacterium microti in Animals in France. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015, 53 (3), pp.981-985. ⟨10.1128/jcm.02713-14⟩. ⟨anses-03910960⟩