[HTML][HTML] Human tuberculosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: A review on genetic diversity, pathogenesis and omics approaches in host biomarkers …

RD Kanabalan, LJ Lee, TY Lee, PP Chong… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: Knowns and unknowns

ML Silva, B Cá, NS Osório, PNS Rodrigues… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest threats to human health, is mainly caused by 2 highly
related and human-adapted bacteria broadly known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and …

Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history

M Coscolla, S Gagneux, F Menardo… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC). The MTBC comprises several human-adapted lineages known as M. tuberculosis …

Macrophage susceptibility to infection by Ghanaian Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages 4 and 5 varies with self-reported ethnicity

S Osei-Wusu, JKA Tetteh, AB Musah… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) lineage 5
(L5) infections in Ghana revealed a significantly increased prevalence in Ewes compared to …

Genetic Diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates and Resulting Outcomes of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease

JS Peters, N Ismail, A Dippenaar, S Ma… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Tuberculosis claims more human lives than any other bacterial infectious disease and
represents a clear and present danger to global health as new tools for vaccination …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the role of wastewater-based epidemiology in understanding tuberculosis burdens in Africa

HN Mtetwa, ID Amoah, S Kumari, F Bux… - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent challenge to public health and presents a substantial
menace, especially in developing nations of sub-Saharan Africa. It exerts a considerable …

Import and transmission of Mycobacterium orygis and Mycobacterium africanum, Norway

V Eldholm, JO Rønning, AT Mengshoel… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The aim of the current study was to improve our understanding of the origins
and transmission of Mycobacterium africanum (MAF) in Norway. Methods Whole-genome …

Diagnosis of tuberculosis among COVID-19 suspected cases in Ghana

T Afum, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, I Darko-Otchere… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 pandemics are both diseases of public health
threat globally. Both diseases are caused by pathogens that infect mainly the respiratory …

An overview of tuberculosis outbreaks reported in the years 2011–2020

L Żukowska, D Zygała-Pytlos, K Struś, A Zabost… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background In many countries tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly prevalent disease and a
major contributor to infectious disease mortality. The fight against TB requires surveillance of …

The relevance of genomic epidemiology for control of tuberculosis in West Africa

P Asare, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB), an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex (MTBC), remains a global health problem. West Africa has a unique epidemiology …