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Clinical Communication

Accidental Mycobacterium bovis infection in a veterinarian

MM Cooke Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand E-mail: [email protected]
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AJ Gear Midcentral Health, PO Box 2056, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A Naidoo Midcentral Health, PO Box 2056, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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DM Collins AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, PO Box 40063, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Pages 36-38 | Accepted 01 Aug 2001, Published online: 22 Feb 2011
 
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Abstract

CASE: A veterinarian developed tenosynovitis and secondary carpal tunnel syndrome following accidental inoculation of Mycobacterium bovis during the necropsy of a tuberculous possum from Westland, New Zealand.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: M. bovis infection is a zoonotic disease, and occupational exposure to tuberculous animals places people at risk of contracting the disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Adhering to safe work practices reviewed in this article is important to minimise the risk of infection to people handling tuberculous animals.

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