First report of tuberculosis in a cat from Italy caused by Mycobacterium africanum, lineage 6: genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis
This represents the first reported case of <i>M. africanum</i> infection in a carnivore and in a companion animal. The case history reports a stray kitten collected in an area of southern Italy, near the first migrant reception centers and croplands where workers coming from West Africa are often employed, consistent with our phylogenetic evidence.
Authors
- Fabiola Feltrin
- Angela Ianzano
- Patricia Alba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-0955)
- Fiorentino Stravino
- Cristiano Cocumelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-9054)
- Luigi Sorbara
- Andrea Caprioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7295-6517)
- Antonio Battisti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1308-199X)
- Claudia Eleni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7427-2760)
- Virginia Carfora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3835-4723)
- Angelo Giacomi
- Roberta Amoruso
- Alessia Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-973X)
- Valentina Galietta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0458-4512)
- Francesco Ceccaroni
- Mario Frega
Institutions
- ASL Roma (IT)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 (IT)
- Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1633110
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission