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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (10): 993-997.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.10.003

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Current situation and prospect of prevention and control of tuberculosis in humans, livestock and poultry

XU Cai-hong*, ZHOU Xiang-mei, FAN Wei-xing, ZHAO Yan-lin()   

  1. *National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2021-07-05 Online:2021-10-10 Published:2021-10-11
  • Contact: ZHAO Yan-lin E-mail:zhaoyl@chinacdc.cn

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease that is common to humans, livestock and poultry. It has been found that 50 species of mammals and 25 species of poultry can be infected with the disease. Bovine tuberculosis is a disease that must be notified according to the regulations of OIE and is the second category of animal infectious diseases in China. It not only causes economic losses to the cattle industry, but also seriously threatens the health of people. It is an obstacle and challenge to end the epidemic of tuberculosis and eliminate the harm of tuberculosis. The epidemic situation of zoonotic tuberculosis among animals and humans, the current situation of prevention and control of zoonotic tuberculosis (including mechanism, prevention and control awareness, prevention and control measures, etc.), and the prospect of prevention and control of zoonotic tuberculosis were reviewed to initiative multiple departments, such as agriculture and rural areas, animal husbandry, animal epidemic prevention, and disease control, etc., to aware the negative epidemic situation of zoonotic tuberculosis and the current situation of prevention and control. Actions should be taken as soon as possible, multi-sectoral joint prevention and control is also needed to help achieving the strategic goal of ending the tuberculosis epidemic.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, bovine, Epidemics, Communicable disease control