Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases in Cats
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چکیده
Tuberculosis can be caused by a number of different, but closely related, bacteria. Members of the tuberculosis complex include Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis, M. bovis and M. microti. M. tuberculosis causes over 90% of tuberculosis in man, but rarely infects other mammals, except for dogs. M. bovis is the main cause of tuberculosis in cattle. It can also infect various other mammals, including humans, dogs, cats and pigs. M. microti causes tuberculosis in voles and cats (in the latter it was previously termed M. microti-like and has culture characteristics between M. tuberculosis and M. bovis). M. avium causes tuberculosis in birds, and can also infect man, dogs and cats. M. avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) are mainly saprophytic organism, but it is often considered with the tuberculosis complex, since it can cause clinical disease indistinguishable from that caused by members of this group.
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