Unusual cluster of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cats
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Context Tuberculosis (TB) in British cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis has only sporadically affected companion animals. Between December 2012 and March 2013, seven laboratoryconfirmed cases of M bovis infection in cats were seen at one veterinary clinic in Newbury, Berkshire, UK. Two more cats with suspected M bovis infection were identified in the same time frame. All nine cats were from separate households and lived within a 5 km radius; six lived within a 250 m radius.
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