{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(1)"],"submitter":["Maity H"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>India faces the highest burden of human and bovine tuberculosis (TB) globally. Despite this, the association between human TB and livestock exposure remains poorly understood. This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the association between human TB and livestock contact in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study was conducted from 01/03/2021 to 31/03/2022. Cases were microbiologically confirmed TB patients in HDSS villages, while controls were asymptomatic individuals from the same villages without TB history. Livestock in these households (HHs) were screened for TB using Interferon-Gamma-Release-Assay (IGRA), Single Cervical-Test (SCT), and Comparative-Cervical-test (CCT). Additionally, community-pooled milk samples were cultured for My"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0339024"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12758689"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Association between livestock exposures and human tuberculosis in Wardha, Central India: An exploratory case-control study."],"pmcid":["PMC12758689"],"pubmed_authors":["Narang P","Moon S","Raut A","Maity H","Narang R","Kapur V","Srinivasan S","Papanna M","Veerasami M","Dandapat P"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Association between livestock exposures and human tuberculosis in Wardha, Central India: An exploratory case-control study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>India faces the highest burden of human and bovine tuberculosis (TB) globally. Despite this, the association between human TB and livestock exposure remains poorly understood. This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the association between human TB and livestock contact in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study was conducted from 01/03/2021 to 31/03/2022. Cases were microbiologically confirmed TB patients in HDSS villages, while controls were asymptomatic individuals from the same villages without TB history. Livestock in these households (HHs) were screened for TB using Interferon-Gamma-Release-Assay (IGRA), Single Cervical-Test (SCT), and Comparative-Cervical-test (CCT). Additionally, community-pooled milk samples were cultured for My","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026","modification":"2026-06-06T09:18:02.526Z","creation":"2026-05-28T03:12:09.239Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12758689","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41481636"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0339024"]}}