Mycobacterial infections in cats (Felis catus) as a potential threat to humans – a review 2014–2023

IF 0.4 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.21521/mw.6842

ANNA DIDKOWSKA, PIOTR ŻMUDA, BLANKA ORŁOWSKA, KRZYSZTOF ANUSZ

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Abstract

Mycobacteria infections in cats include tuberculosis (caused by Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium microti) and mycobacteriosis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). The aim of the paper is to present the latest reports on mycobacterial infections in cats and place emphasis on their impact on the health of their owners. The reviewers looked for papers about mycobacterial infections in cats in PubMed and Google Scholar from any date from January 2014 to June 2023. The search used the following keywords: cat, feline, tuberculosis, and mycobacteria. Papers were evaluated for their value to science and their applicability. Papers published in recent years have shown that mycobacterial infections in cats should still be considered in a differential diagnosis when many clinical signs present and they are mainly skin and ocular symptoms. An epidemiological investigation of these infections is highly important because cases were reported also in low-risk regions. Mycobacterial infections pose a risk to humans. The degree of risk depends on many factors, such as the species of mycobacteria, the closeness of animal-owner contact, and the immune status of the owner. The greatest risk are still believed to be M. bovis infections; however, NTM infections should also raise a concern, especially in high-risk groups.

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猫(Felis catus)分枝杆菌感染对人类的潜在威胁——2014-2023年综述

猫的分枝杆菌感染包括结核(由牛分枝杆菌和微分枝杆菌引起)和由非结核分枝杆菌(NTM)引起的分枝杆菌病。本文的目的是介绍关于猫分枝杆菌感染的最新报告，并强调它们对主人健康的影响。审稿人从2014年1月至2023年6月的任意日期在PubMed和谷歌Scholar中查找有关猫分枝杆菌感染的论文。搜索使用了以下关键词:猫，猫科动物，结核病和分枝杆菌。对论文的科学价值和适用性进行评估。近年来发表的论文表明，当出现许多临床症状(主要是皮肤和眼部症状)时，仍应将猫的分枝杆菌感染考虑在鉴别诊断中。对这些感染进行流行病学调查非常重要，因为在低风险地区也报告了病例。分枝杆菌感染对人类构成危险。风险程度取决于许多因素，如分枝杆菌的种类、动物主人接触的密切程度以及主人的免疫状况。人们仍然认为最大的风险是牛支原体感染;然而，NTM感染也应该引起关注，特别是在高危人群中。

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Medycyna Weterynaryjna-Veterinary Medicine-Science and Practice VETERINARY SCIENCES-

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0.80

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： "Medycyna Weterynaryjna" publishes various types of articles which are grouped in the following editorial categories: reviews, original studies, scientific and professional problems, the history of veterinary medicine, posthumous memoirs, as well as chronicles that briefly relate scientific advances and developments in the veterinary profession and medicine. The most important are the first two categories, which are published with short summaries in English. Moreover, from 2001 the editors of "Medycyna Weterynaryjna", bearing in mind market demands, has also started publishing entire works in English. Since 2008 the periodical has appeared in an electronic version. The following are available in this version: summaries of studies published from 1999 to 2005, full versions of all the studies published in the years 2006-2011 (in pdf files), and full versions of the English studies published in the current year (pdf). Only summaries of the remaining studies from the current year are available. In accordance with the principles accepted by the editors, the full versions of these texts will not be made available until next year. All articles are evaluated twice by leading Polish scientists and professionals before they are considered for publication. For years now "Medycyna Weterynaryjna" has maintained a high standard thanks to this system. The review articles are actually succinct monographs dealing with specific scientific and professional problems that are based on the most recent findings. Original works have a particular value, since they present research carried out in Polish and international scientific centers.