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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (10): 1132-1135.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.10.013

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Overview and control of human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis

Yin-juan SONG,De-ming ZHAO,Xiang-mei ZHOU()   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2019-05-20 Online:2019-10-10 Published:2019-10-09
  • Contact: Xiang-mei ZHOU E-mail:zhouxm@cau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis) is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis and can also cause zoonotic tuberculosis. Although the number of human tuberculosis cases caused by M.bovis is significantly less than that of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the limitations of the diagnosis mean that the currently available epidemiological data M.bovis infections can not accurately estimate the true extent of zoonotic tuberculosis. This article summarizes the research on the burden of tuberculosis caused by M.bovis, pathogenic mechanism of M.bovis, the impact of zoonotic tuberculosis on public health and control measures.

Key words: Mycobacterium bovis, Communicable disease control, Review literature as topic, Zoonotic tuberculosis, Pathogenic mechanism, Control measures