Investigation of human contacts: A Mycobacterium bovis outbreak among cattle at a California dairy

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 809-813

  Winthrop, Kevin L ^a,b,f   Scott, J ^b   Brown, D ^c   Jay, M T ^b   Rios, R ^d   Mase, S ^b   Richardson, D ^b   Edmonson, A ^e   MacLean, M ^c   Flood, J ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

^c Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency   (United States)

^d Merced County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine TB; Mycobacterium bovis; Occupational hazard; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHILD; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING; MILK; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 23744480551     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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