The Control of Bovine Tuberculosis in Man

Tuberculosis in buffalo: the first report on the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of the isolated organism in Western Azarbaijan, Iran

In most countries, tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is mainly a disease of cattle but can infect buffalos too. The disease can be controlled successfully by mean of a test-and-slaughter program. In Iran test-and-slaughter program has started since 1971 and prevalence of bovine tuberculosis reduces from 5% to less than 0.12% in recent years. In Western Azarbaijan, North West of Iran, t...

Hazards of bovine tuberculosis as a matter of public health significance and potential human lung infections with bovine tubercle bacilli.

Following discovery of the tubercle bacilli by Professor Koch, three types of the organisms were soon recognized immunologically as separate and distinct entities, i.e., the human, bovine and avian. For several years thereafter, Koch, as well as many other reputable scientists in the field of bacteriology, contended that the host-species in each category would not contract tuberculosis when exp...

Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in zoo animals in Pakistan

The study was carried out in zoo animals at Islamabad Zoo, Pakistan to know the prevalence of bovinetuberculosis. An overall prevalence of 3.3% was recorded in zoo animals with 3.6% in Bovidae, 3.2% inCervidae and 0% in Equidae families. The positive animals included spotted deer (1/3; 95% CI = 0.84,90.57), Chinkara gazella (1/5; 95% CI = 0.51, 71.64) and Blackbuck gazelle (1/30; 95% CI = 0.08,...

lsolation of parapox viruses from man and animals: cultivation and cellular changes in bovine fetal spleen cells

Bovine and Human Tuberculosis in India

The question whether bovine tuberculosis is communicable to man has been a subject of much discussion since Professor Koch announced his disbelief in such transmission, and I believe that the experience of medical men in India will not be without value as evidence in the controversy. For bovine tuberculosis is so rare a disease here that it may practically be left out of count as a factor in th...