The evidence for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) as a cause of nonsolar uveal melanoma: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Animal microorganisms have been proposed as a cause of human cancers associated with farming, agricultural occupation or residence, and related downstream exposures. Several studies have described uveal melanoma (UvM) as a farming-associated cancer. A possible suspect is the animal microorganism Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative agent of paratuberculosis in dairy cows. This microbe is transmitted to humans through various means, including contact with animal faeces, contaminated dust and soil, organic fertilizers, and as workers in slaughterhouses/animal processing facilities. The objective of the current manuscript was to examine the putative association between Mycobacterium avium sub-species paratuberculos

SUBMITTER: Pierce ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007888 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature