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A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa

De Garine-Wichatitsky, M. and Caron, A. and Kock, R. and Tschopp, R. and Munyeme, M. and Hofmeyr, M. and Michel, A.. (2013) A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa. Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 141, H. 7. pp. 1342-1356.

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Abstract

SUMMARY Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This article reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa. In livestock, bTB has been confirmed in the majority of countries from all parts of the continent. Wildlife infection is confirmed in seven countries from southern and eastern Africa, apparently spreading in the southern Africa region. Mycobacterium bovis has been isolated from 17 wild mammal species, although only four are suspected to play a role as maintenance host. Zoonotic risks are a concern, but no direct spillover from wildlife to humans has been documented, and no case of bTB spillback from wildlife to livestock has been confirmed. In this paper we assess the main risk factors of bTB spillover at the wildlife-livestock-human interface and suggest several research themes which could improve the control of the disease in the African context
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Human and Animal Health > One Health (Zinsstag)
UniBasel Contributors:Tschopp, Rea
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Book Review
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0950-2688
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
Language:English
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