Open AccessBovine tuberculosis in Iran: The past, present and future of a national disease control program
Author(s) -
Keyvan Tadayon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of mycobacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2212-554X
pISSN - 2212-5531
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.10.021
Subject(s) - mycobacterium bovis , bovine tuberculosis , tuberculosis , pyrazinamide , disease , transmission (telecommunications) , disease control , veterinary medicine , environmental health , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , computer science , telecommunications
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is an important zoonotic disease with global distribution. While M. bovis is inherently resistant to pyrazinamide, human cases of infection with M. bovis might experience serious cure failures if no correct identification of the pathogen is achieved.Bovine TB was initially reported in Iran by a French veterinarian in local breeds of cattle. An official attempt to control the disease was started in the 1940s, which runs today on a national scale. This mini-review addresses a variety of different epidemiological issues in bTb control in the world and in Iran from an immunologist’s eye to find the cure for human cases infected with M. bovis. In addition, the benefits and drawbacks of this control scheme are discussed
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom