Mycobacterium bovis induced human tuberculosis in India: Current status, challenges & opportunities

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a leading cause of human deaths due to any infectious disease worldwide. However, infection of Mycobacterium bovis, primarily an animal pathogen, also leads to the development of 'human tuberculosis'. Infected animals have been cons...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) India : 1994), 2022-01, Vol.156 (1), p.21-30
Main Authors: Singh, Ajay, Yadav, Virendra, Chauhan, Devendra, Singh, Shoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cattle
Causes of
Distribution
Food contamination & poisoning
Health aspects
Humans
Infections
Milk - microbiology
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Review
Risk factors
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Bovine - epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Bovine - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Bovine - prevention & control
Zoonoses
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Summary:Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a leading cause of human deaths due to any infectious disease worldwide. However, infection of Mycobacterium bovis, primarily an animal pathogen, also leads to the development of 'human tuberculosis'. Infected animals have been considered the major source of M. bovis infection and humans get exposed to M. bovis through close contact with infected animals or consumption of contaminated milk, unpasteurized dairy products and improperly cooked contaminated meat. The information on the global distribution of bovine TB (bTB) is limited, but the disease has been reported from all the livestock-producing middle- and low-income countries of the world. In recent years, there is a renewed interest for the control of bTB to minimize human infection worldwide. In India, while the sporadic presence of M. bovis has been reported in domestic animals, animal-derived food products and human beings from different geographical regions of the country, the information on the national prevalence of bTB and transmission dynamics of zoonotic TB is, however, not available. The present article reviewed published information on the status of M. bovis-induced zoonotic TB to highlight the key challenges and opportunities for intervention to minimize the risk of M. bovis infection in humans and secure optimum animal productivity in India.
ISSN:0971-5916
0975-9174
DOI:10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1161_19