Accidental Mycobacterium bovis infection in a veterinarian |
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| Authors: | MM Cooke AJ Gear A Naidoo DM Collins |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences , Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand E-mail: teonepu@ihug.co.nz;2. Midcentral Health , PO Box 2056, Palmerston North, New Zealand;3. AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre , PO Box 40063, Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
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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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| Keywords: | Human Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis tenosynovitis possums zoonosis |
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