Global prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infections among human tuberculosis cases: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic communicable bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) species. M. tuberculosis is the main causative agent of human TB, and cattle are the primary host of Mycobacterium bovis; due to close interaction between cattle and humans, M. bovis poses a zoonotic risk. This review summarizes and estimates the prevalence of M. bovis infection among human cases. Studies reporting TB prevalence data that were published in English during 10 years from 20 April 2009 to 17 April 2019 were identified through search of PubMed and other sources. Quality of studies and risk of bias were assessed using standard tools for prevalence study reports. Characteristics of included studies and their main findings were summarized in tables and discussed with n

SUBMITTER: Taye H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487997 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature