Occupational exposure to human Mycobacterium bovis infection: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is the main causative agent of bovine zoonotic tuberculosis. The aim of this systematic review is to highlight the occupational exposure to bovine tuberculosis due to M. bovis.

Methodology/principal findings

A computer based literature search was carried out to identify papers published between January 2006 and March 2017. "PubMed, Cochrane Library and Science Direct" databases were searched systematically. Articles presenting the following properties were included: (i) focusing on M. bovis; (ii) concerning occupational exposure to bovine tuberculosis. A quality assessment was performed after selection of studies. Our search strategy identified a total of 3,264 papers of which 29 studies met the inclusion criteria. Of the 29 articles

SUBMITTER: Vayr F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature