Mycobacterium bovis is a pathogen of significant importance in livestock and a wide range
of wild animal species worldwide. It is also known to cause tuberculosis disease in humans …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important disease of cattle caused by infection with
Mycobacterium bovis, a pathogen that may be extremely difficult to eradicate in the presence …

Abstract Background In the Ethiopian dairy farming system, prevalence of zoonotic diseases
such as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is high in the cattle population. This, combined with some …

Ethiopia is one among the nations that possesses the largest number of livestock population
in the African continent estimated to be 33 million cattle, 24 million sheep and 18 million …

Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This
article reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options …

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 378 households, owning 524 head of cattle, to
determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and assess its public health …

Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), is a globally distributed
chronic disease of animals. The bacteria can be transmitted to humans via the consumption …

Background Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) complex could
be possible between farmers and their cattle in Ethiopia. Methodology/Principal Findings A …

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a known endemic disease of cattle in Ethiopia; however, there
is lack of a comprehensive information on the status and distribution of the disease in the …

This study shows a representative stratified cluster sample survey of the prevalence of
comparative intradermal tuberculin test in cattle from four regions in Ethiopia. Using a cut-off …