Is Poultry Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Transmissible To Humans?

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2015

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Question : Can poultry mycoplasma gallisepticum be spread to humans? If so how is it treated?

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Mycoplasma Gallispectum is in poultry only

Detailed Answer:
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You are asking if mycoplasma gallispectum is transmitable to humans and the answer is no. There are no known cases of transmission to humans this strictly a poultry of avian infection

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar