Mycobacterium tuberculosis–host interactions and infection outcomes. Following initial infection, alveolar macrophages phagocytose the pathogen, prompting the recruitment of innate immune cells including neutrophils, NK cells, and interstitial macrophages.
Xiaojuan Zhang +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and risk factor assessment in cattle in rural livestock areas of govuro district in the southeast of Mozambique [PDF]
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is an infectious disease of cattle that also affects other domestic animals, free-ranging and farmed wildlife, and also humans.
Inlamea Osvaldo +37 more
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Mycobacteria and zoonoses among pastoralists and their livestock in south-east Ethiopia [PDF]
Globally, tuberculosis (TB) causes millions of deaths per year. Ethiopia ranks seventh among the world’s 22 countries with high tuberculosis burden. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
Gumi, Balako
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Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Humans and Cats in Same Household, Texas, USA, 2012
Mycobacterium bovis infection of cats is exceedingly rare in regions where bovine tuberculosis is not endemic. We describe the diagnosis and clinical management of pulmonary M. bovis infection in 2 indoor-housed cats and their association with at least 1
Kira E.F. Ramdas +5 more
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Modulation of the Bovine Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Responses to Defined Mycobacterial Antigens by a Synthetic Bacterial Lipopeptide [PDF]
The use of defined protein and peptide antigens can overcome specificity limitations of purified protein derivatives in the detection of bovine tuberculosis when the antigens are used in blood-based tests. Since the use of these specific antigens as skin
Howard, CJ +5 more
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Lipoproteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis : an abundant and functionally diverse class of cell envelope components [PDF]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the predominant bacterial scourge of mankind. Understanding of its biology and pathogenicity has been greatly advanced by the determination of whole genome sequences for this organism.
Iain C. Sutcliffe +5 more
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Mycobacterium bovis Isolates with M. tuberculosis Specific Characteristics
Our study is the first report of exceptional Mycobacterium bovis strains that have some characteristics of M. tuberculosis. The strains were isolated from 8 patients living in Kazakhstan. While molecular markers were typical for M.
Tanja Kubica +5 more
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Mycobacterium bovis é membro do complexo Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTBC), grupo este composto por espécies com grande homologia genética. É o agente etiológico da tuberculose bovina, importante zoonose transmissível ao homem, principalmente através da ...
Joab Trajano Silva +4 more
doaj
The etiology and public health significance of mycobacteriosis of cattle in Kenya
Background: Zoonotic tuberculosis, commonly referred to as bovine, tuberculosis is mainly caused by Mycobacterium bovis subsp. bovis, a member of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC).
Joseph K. N. Kuria +2 more
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis andMycobacterium bovis,Uganda
To the Editor: In 2005, prevalence of human tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda was 559 cases/100,000 population (1). In 2002, the average number of extrapulmonary TB cases in humans, considered a crude indicator of the level of bovine TB, was 7.5% of TB cases for Uganda and 6% for Mbarara district, the main Ugandan milk basin (2). Worldwide, the proportion of
Byarugaba, Frederick +3 more
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