Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 113; no. Suppl 1; pp. S68 - S72
• Main Authors: Kock, Richard, Michel, Anita L., Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Azhar, Esam I., Torrelles, Jordi B., Cadmus, Simeon I., Brunton, Lucy, Chakaya, Jeremiah M., Marais, Ben, Mboera, Leonard, Rahim, Zeaur, Haider, Najmul, Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Africa; Animals; Bovine TB; Cattle; COVID-19; Humans; M orygis; Mycobacterium bovis; Policy; SARS-CoV-2; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - prevention & control; zooanthroponosis; Zoonotic TB; Africa; Bovine TB; zooanthroponosis; Mycobacterium bovis; M orygis; Zoonotic TB

•Globally, Zoonotic TB remains a poorly monitored and an important unaddressed burden.•Zoonotic TB primarily from consumption M. bovis contaminated unpasteurized dairy products.•Novel zoonotic TB strains (e.g. M. orygis), warrants more attention and intervention.•Early detection and control of M. bo...