Volume 21, Number 3—March 2015
Dispatch
Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household, Texas, USA, 2012
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![Antibody test results for cats tested for Mycobacterium bovis infection, Texas, USA, 2012. A) Antibody reactivity in infected (Y, G) and presumed noninfected (A–C) cats. Images show MAPIA strips processed with serum samples as described previously (13,14). Visible bands reflect the presence of IgG to Mycobacterium bovis antigens indicated in the right margin. B) Antibody levels in infected cats Y and G during antimycobacterial therapy. Intensity of test bands in TB STAT-PAK (solid squares) and D](/eid/images/14-0715-F2.jpg)
Figure 2. Antibody test results for cats tested for Mycobacterium bovis infection, Texas, USA, 2012. A) Antibody reactivity in infected (Y, G) and presumed noninfected (A–C) cats. Images show MAPIA strips processed with serum samples as described previously (13,14). Visible bands reflect the presence of IgG to Mycobacterium bovis antigens indicated in the right margin. B) Antibody levels in infected cats Y and G during antimycobacterial therapy. Intensity of test bands in TB STAT-PAK (solid squares) and DPP VetTB assay (circles, MPB83 antigen; triangles, ESAT-6/CFP10 antigen) was measured by optical reader. The TB STAT-PAK assay can detect both IgM and IgG; DPP VetTB detects IgG only (all assays from Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Medford, NY, USA).
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