SynthesisTransboundary and emerging diseases2018
Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Global prevalence and risk factors of bovine tuberculosis in cattle: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of tuberculosis in bovines in Pakistan during 2000-2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of bovine tuberculosis occurrence and burden in Bangladesh, 1970-2023.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in dairy cattle in China during 2010-2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2018Pooled it
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- Bovine tuberculosis resulting from infection with Mycobacterium orygis in a closed herd of Indian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Association between livestock exposures and human tuberculosis in Wardha, Central India: An exploratory case-control study.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic disease of cattle that impacts productivity and represents a major public health threat. Despite the considerable economic costs and zoonotic risk consequences associated with the disease, accurate estimates of bTB prevalence are lacking in many countries, including India, where national control programmes are not yet implemented and the disease is considered endemic. To address this critical knowledge gap, we performed a systematic review of the literature and a meta-analysis to estimate bTB prevalence in cattle in India and provide a foundation for the future formulation of rational disease control strategies and the accurate assessment of economic and health impact risks. The literature search was performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines and identified 285 cross-sectional studies on bTB in cattle in India across four electronic databases and handpicked publications. Of these, 44 articles were included, contributing a total of 82,419 cows and buffaloes across 18 states and one union territory in India. Based on a random-effects (RE) meta-regression model, the analysis revealed a pooled prevalence estimate of 7.3% (95% CI: 5.6, 9.5), indicating that there may be an estimated 21.8 million (95% CI: 16.6, 28.4) infected cattle in India-a population greater than the total number of dairy cows in the United States. The analyses further suggest that production system, species, breed, study location, diagnostic technique, sample size and study period are likely moderators of bTB prevalence in India and need to be considered when developing future disease surveillance and control programmes. Taken together with the projected increase in intensification of dairy production and the subsequent increase in the likelihood of zoonotic transmission, the results of our study suggest that attempts to eliminate tuberculosis from humans will require simultaneous consideration of bTB control in cattle population in countries such as India.
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