SynthesisEmerging infectious diseases2013
Zoonotic Mycobacterium bovis-induced tuberculosis in humans.
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188 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Continental Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection and Associated Risk Factors From African Cattle: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Pooled it
- The Burden and Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Bovine tuberculosis in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence andFrontiers in veterinary science · 2026Pooled it
- Burden of Bovine Tuberculosis on Animal Health, Welfare and Production: A Systematic Review.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2025Pooled it
- One Health and surveillance of zoonotic tuberculosis in selected low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis mixed infections and drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.African health sciences · 2022Pooled it
- The burden of zoonoses in Paraguay: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Global prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infections among human tuberculosis cases: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Zoonoses and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Human zoonotic tuberculosis and livestock exposure in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review identifying challenges in laboratory diagnosis.Zoonoses and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Epidemiology of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive veterinary medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Differences in primary sites of infection between zoonotic and human tuberculosis: results from a worldwide systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2013Pooled it
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to bovine tuberculosis in Benin: a mixed One Health survey among farmers, veterinarians, and butchers.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics of People With Extrapulmonary and Disseminated Tuberculosis: A 23-Year Retrospective Cohort Study in People Without HIV Without Pharmacological Immunosuppression.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Zoonotic tuberculosis: When diagnostic and surveillance systems are not designed to detect it.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle Determined by Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Test in Mali and Niger, 2024.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bovine Tuberculosis as a Neglected Zoonotic Disease in Mexico and Latin America: Epidemiological Challenges, Diagnostic Insights, and Public Health Implications in Emerging Economies.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Zoonotic Tuberculosis as a One Health Challenge: Global Evidence, Transmission Dynamics, and Policy Gaps in Indonesia.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- A Porcine-IsolatedBiology · 2026Article
- Economic and health impacts of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis on rural Zambian communities.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
We aimed to estimate the global occurrence of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis or M. caprae infections in humans by performing a multilingual, systematic review and analysis of relevant scientific literature of the last 2 decades. Although information from many parts of the world was not available, data from 61 countries suggested a low global disease incidence. In regions outside Africa included in this study, overall median proportions of zoonotic TB of ≤1.4% in connection with overall TB incidence rates ≤71/100,000 population/year suggested low incidence rates. For countries of Africa included in the study, we multiplied the observed median proportion of zoonotic TB cases of 2.8% with the continental average overall TB incidence rate of 264/100,000 population/year, which resulted in a crude estimate of 7 zoonotic TB cases/100,000 population/year. These generally low incidence rates notwithstanding, available data indicated substantial consequences of this disease for some population groups and settings.
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