Hunter Infected With a Rare Deer-Caused Tuberculosis, CDC Issues Warning

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10/1/2019|Updated: 10/1/2019

Deers can infect human beings with a rare kind of pulmonary tuberculosis, according to notes released from the field by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sep. 20.

The CDC said a case of pulmonary tuberculosis was reported to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in May 2017 in a 77-year-old hunter caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis).

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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