TY - JOUR
T1 - Late-presenting cases of commercial raw food-associated TB in cats in the UK
AU - Mitchell, Jordan
AU - O'Halloran, Conor
AU - Hope, Jayne
AU - Gunn-Moore, Danièlle
PY - 2021/8/6
Y1 - 2021/8/6
N2 - Following the previously reported outbreak of raw food-associated feline tuberculosis (TB), July 2018 to July 2019, where 45 cats developed clinical TB and a further 77 had latent/subclinical infection1, 2, there has been ongoing monitoring for further cases of Mycobacterium (M.) bovis infection in cats fed a commercial raw food diet made of wild venison3. Despite the manufacturer issuing a full product recall, and ceasing to manufacture and sell the product in December 20181, we wish to report at least four cases of suspected late presenting raw-food associated M. bovis infection in cats referred to the authors between December 2019 and January 2021.
AB - Following the previously reported outbreak of raw food-associated feline tuberculosis (TB), July 2018 to July 2019, where 45 cats developed clinical TB and a further 77 had latent/subclinical infection1, 2, there has been ongoing monitoring for further cases of Mycobacterium (M.) bovis infection in cats fed a commercial raw food diet made of wild venison3. Despite the manufacturer issuing a full product recall, and ceasing to manufacture and sell the product in December 20181, we wish to report at least four cases of suspected late presenting raw-food associated M. bovis infection in cats referred to the authors between December 2019 and January 2021.
U2 - 10.1002/vetr.805
DO - 10.1002/vetr.805
M3 - Letter
C2 - 34357607
SN - 0042-4900
VL - 189
SP - 118
EP - 119
JO - The Veterinary record
JF - The Veterinary record
IS - 3
ER -