Research and analysis

HAIRS risk assessment: Mycobacterium bovis in cats

Qualitative assessment of the risk that cats infected with Mycobacterium bovis present to human health.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 11 March 2013

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Mycobacterium bovis in cats: public health risk assessment

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In response to the first incident of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis infection in England, a review of the literature was completed to estimate the risk that M. bovis infected cats present to human health.