Review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife/livestock/human interface in sub-Saharan Africa
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De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel
Caron, Alexandre
Kock, Richard A.
Tschopp, R.
Munyeme, Musso
Hofmeyr, Markus
Michel, Anita Luise
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Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This article
reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options at the
wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa. In livestock, bTB has been confirmed
in the majority of countries from all parts of the continent. Wildlife infection is confirmed in 7
countries from southern and eastern Africa, apparently spreading in the southern Africa region.
Mycobacterium bovis has been isolated from 14 wild mammal species, although only 4 are
suspected to play a role as maintenance host. Zoonotic risks are a concern, but no direct spill-over
from wildlife to human has been documented, and no case of bTB spill-back from wildlife to
livestock has been confirmed. Herein we assess the main risk factors of bTB spill-over at the
wildlife-livestock-human interface and suggest several research themes which could improve the
control of the disease in the African context.
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Infection, Wild animals, Bovine tuberculosis, Wildlife-livestock-human interface, Sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
De Garine-Wichatitsky, M, Caron, A, Kock, R, Tschopp, R, Munyeme, M, Hofmeyr, M & Michel, AL 2013, 'Review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife/livestock/human interface in sub-Saharan Africa', Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 141, no. 7, pp. 1342-1356.