ArticlePloS one2009
The burden of mycobacterial disease in ethiopian cattle: implications for public health.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of bovine tuberculosis occurrence and burden in Bangladesh, 1970-2023.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Pooled it
- Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive veterinary medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Reverse zoonotic disease transmission (zooanthroponosis): a systematic review of seldom-documented human biological threats to animals.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
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- Epidemiological Trend Analysis of Bovine Tuberculosis and Its Public Health Impact in Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Review
- Bovine tuberculosis in cattle slaughtered at Addis Ababa abattoir in Ethiopia and workforce awareness of zoonotic risk.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Bovine tuberculosis in Central Ethiopian slaughterhouses and the identification of causative mycobacteria by multiplex real-time PCR.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: occurrence in skin test cattle reactors from official tuberculosis-free herds.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Genotypes and drug resistance pattern ofFrontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Avoidance of milk and dairy products after oral surgery-is such a recommendation still valid? A cross-sectional study among German and international oral and maxillofacial surgeons and dental practitioners with review of the literature.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2022Review
- Identification of peste des petits ruminants virus along with co-infecting diseases of goats in Bangladesh.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2022Article
- Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and characterization of the members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from slaughtered cattle in Rwanda.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
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- Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Drug sensitivity of clinical isolates ofFrontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Public Awareness, Prevalence and Potential Determinants of Bovine Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Bacteriological and molecular characterization of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from tuberculous lesions collected among slaughtered cattle, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC microbiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a debilitating disease of cattle. Ethiopia has one of the largest cattle populations in the world, with an economy highly dependent on its livestock. Furthermore, Ethiopia has one of the highest incidence rates of human extrapulmonary TB in the world, a clinical presentation that is often associated with transmission of M. bovis from cattle to humans. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsHere we present a comprehensive investigation of the prevalence of bTB in Ethiopia based on cases identified at slaughterhouses. Out of approximately 32,800 inspected cattle, approximately 4.7% showed suspect tuberculous lesions. Culture of suspect lesions yielded acid-fast bacilli in approximately 11% of cases, with M. bovis accounting for 58 of 171 acid-fast cultures, while 53 isolates were non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Strikingly, M. tuberculosis was isolated from eight cattle, an unusual finding that suggests human to animal transmission. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our analysis has revealed that bTB is widely spread throughout Ethiopia, albeit at a low prevalence, and provides underpinning evidence for public health policy formulation.
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