Huh? This Can Happen?
A veterinary nurse and her dog have contracted the cattle form of tuberculosis, prompting an investigation by the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs. "Bovine TB is a recognised zoonotic (can be transmitted from humans to animals) agent and that is precisely why we have a compulsory bovine TB control programme in cattle."
M. bovis can infect humans, primarily by ingestion of raw (unpasteurized) milk or dairy products but also through aerosols and breaks in the skin. Infections in humans may result in asymptomatic infections, pulmonary tuberculosis, or disseminated infections. The symptoms of pulmonary infection can include fever, cough, chest pain, cavitation, hemoptysis, and fibrosis. Untreated infections may be fatal.
Weird. There are probably a lot of diseases that doctors and other professionals are on the lookout for that we know nothing about. I wonder the risk to dogs on farms???
A veterinary nurse and her dog have contracted the cattle form of tuberculosis, prompting an investigation by the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs. "Bovine TB is a recognised zoonotic (can be transmitted from humans to animals) agent and that is precisely why we have a compulsory bovine TB control programme in cattle."
M. bovis can infect humans, primarily by ingestion of raw (unpasteurized) milk or dairy products but also through aerosols and breaks in the skin. Infections in humans may result in asymptomatic infections, pulmonary tuberculosis, or disseminated infections. The symptoms of pulmonary infection can include fever, cough, chest pain, cavitation, hemoptysis, and fibrosis. Untreated infections may be fatal.
Weird. There are probably a lot of diseases that doctors and other professionals are on the lookout for that we know nothing about. I wonder the risk to dogs on farms???
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