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Emerg Infect Dis
; 14(12): 1931-4, 2008 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19046525
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium bovis caused 3% of human tuberculosis cases in southwest Ireland during 1998-2006. Of 11 M. bovis strains genotyped, 9 belonged to common animal spoligotypes. Seven strains were from sputum and potential sources of human-centered disease transmission. Ten-locus variable-number tandem repeat typing gave unique strain profiles and would detect disease outbreaks.