Journal ArticleOpen Access
Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh
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Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Keele University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published InVeterinary Medicine and Science
Year2023
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) has been an important public health concern in Bangladesh. The most common cause of human TB is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while bovine TB is caused by Mycobacterium bovis. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of TB in individuals with occupational exposure to cattle and to detect Mycobacterium bovis among cattle in slaughterhouses in Bangladesh. METHODS: Between August 2014 and September 2015, an observational study was conducted in two government chest disease hospitals, one cattle market, and two slaughterhouses. [Correction added on 27 June 2023, after first online publication: In the preceding sentence, the year "2014" has been added after the word "August".] Sputum samples were collected from individuals who met the criteria for…
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