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Insights into transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Nepal

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in humans and animals. Numbers of multi drug resistance TB (MDR-TB), extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) and zoonotic TB cases are increasingly being reported every year in Nepal posing a major public health problem....

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Autores principales: Shah, Yogendra, Paudel, Sarad, Pandey, Kishor, Gupta, Govind Prasad, Solo, Eddie Samuneti, Joshi, Jagadish, Pant, Dhan Kumar, Pandey, Basu Dev
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8747996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35012673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00400-z
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Sumario:Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in humans and animals. Numbers of multi drug resistance TB (MDR-TB), extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) and zoonotic TB cases are increasingly being reported every year in Nepal posing a major public health problem. Therefore, the Government of Nepal should act immediately to strengthen the screening facilities across the country to be able to identify and treat the TB infected patients as well as detect zoonotic TB in animal species. Endorsement of One Health Act by the Government of Nepal is an opportunity to initiate the joint programs for TB surveillance among human and animal species using one health approach to reduce the TB burden in Nepal.