One Health and surveillance of zoonotic tuberculosis in selected low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about zoonotic tuberculosis (zTB) due to Mycobacterium bovis burden across the globe. The aim of this study was to describe zTB surveillance programs in selected WHO signatory countries and to assess the relationship of the disease with the country's income level and the risk of M. bovis transmission.

Methods

We searched the main articles databases and grey literature for guide documents published between 1980 and 2019. For inclusion, the articles and guide documents had to be in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Italian. Only original articles and narrative and systematic reviews were accepted and the guide documents were required to be available on official websites. We excluded articles that did not focus on epidemiology, control and surv

SUBMITTER: de Macedo Couto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9203019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature