Research Article

Pulmonary Disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Horse: Zoonotic Concerns and Limitations of Antemortem Testing

Table 1

Human contact testing results.

GroupGenderaAge, yearsCountry of originChest X-rayT-SPOT.TB

M93ItalyNegNDb
Owner, companion, veterinarian, and pathologistsF45SwitzerlandNegNeg
M61SwitzerlandNegPos
M50SwitzerlandNDNeg
F32ItalyNDNeg

Workers in stableM65SwitzerlandNegIndeterminatec
F65SwitzerlandNegND
M48PortugalNegNeg
M79SwitzerlandNodule, non-TBND
M57BosniaNegPos
F55BosniaNegNeg
M58BosniaNegNeg

FarriersM19SwitzerlandNegNeg
M55SwitzerlandNegNeg
M21SwitzerlandNegNeg
F23SwitzerlandNegNeg
M26SwitzerlandNegNeg
M44FranceNegPos
M26FranceNegNeg
M51TurkeyNegPos

aM, male; F, female
bND, not done
cTested indeterminate repeatedly.