Panama remains free of zoonotic tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis. However, DNA fingerprinting of 7 M. bovis isolates from a 2013 bovine tuberculosis outbreak indicated minimal homology with strains previously circulating in Panama. M. bovis dispersion into Panama highlights the need for enhanced genotype testing to track zoonotic infections.
Ahead of Print -Mycobacterium bovis in Panama, 2013 - Volume 21, Number 6—June 2015 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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