Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis Infection in a Domestic Rabbit, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Mar;24(3):596-598. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.171692.

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis is an opportunistic pathogen present in soil and dust. We report M. avium subsp. hominissuis infection found in a domestic rabbit in Hannover, Germany, in May 2017.

Keywords: Germany; Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis; bacteria; enteritis; rabbit; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Animal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Animals
  • Biopsy
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Mycobacterium avium*
  • Rabbits
  • Tuberculosis / veterinary*
  • Zoonoses