Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in grazing cattle in central Ethiopia

A preliminary study to characterise mycobacteria infecting tuberculous cattle from two different management systems in central Ethiopia was carried out. Approximately 27% of isolates from grazing cattle were Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while cattle in a more intensive-production system were exclusiv...

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Autores principales: Ameni, Gobena, Vordermeier, Martin, Firdessa, Rebuma, Aseffa, Abraham, Hewinson, Glyn, Gordon, Stephen V., Berg, Stefan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Balliere Tindall 2011
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20965132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.05.005
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Sumario:A preliminary study to characterise mycobacteria infecting tuberculous cattle from two different management systems in central Ethiopia was carried out. Approximately 27% of isolates from grazing cattle were Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while cattle in a more intensive-production system were exclusively infected with M. bovis. The practice of local farmers discharging chewed tobacco directly into the mouths of pastured cattle was identified as a potential route of human-to-cattle transmission of M. tuberculosis.

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