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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 211-216.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.03.004

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Influence of bovine tuberculosis on human health and its prevention and control strategy

LIU Yan-fei, LI Xue, CHEN Wei(), ZHAO Yan-lin   

  1. National Center for TB Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2020-12-06 Online:2021-03-10 Published:2021-03-03
  • Contact: CHEN Wei E-mail:chenwei@chinacdc.cn

Abstract:

Bovine tuberculosis is a widespread zoonotic disease that not only brings economic losses to the cattle industry, but also seriously threatens the health of people in developing countries. This article briefly summarizes the epidemic situation of bovine tuberculosis, the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis infection in humans and the risk factors of infection, analyzes problems in the prevention and control of bovine tuberculosis, and proposes the development direction of bovine tuberculosis prevention and control. It is expected to provide policy basis and technical guidance for effectively controlling tuberculosis in humans and animals, thereby reducing the burden of tuberculosis in China and achieving goals of the global End TB strategy.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis,bovine/prevention and control, Tuberculosis,bovine/Epidemiology