Pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are recognized as a problem
in immunodeficient individuals and are increasingly common in older people with no known …

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are known to cause pulmonary, extra-pulmonary,
systemic/disseminated, and cutaneous and subcutaneous infections. The erroneous …

Of the approximately 374 million cattle in Latin America and the Caribbean, 70% are held in
areas where rates of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle are higher than 1%. The …

Method: A total of 768 specimens (heparinized or EDTA containing blood (162), fine needle
aspirates from prescapular lymph gland (PSLG, 160), milk (154), pharyngeal swab (PhS …

Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) remains an important economic and zoonotic problem in Latin
America. Traditionally, the fight against BTB is initiated by the implementation of routine …

Tuberculosis remains as the world's biggest threat. In 2014, human tuberculosis ranked as a
major infectious disease by the first time, overcoming HIV death rates. Bovine tuberculosis is …

Bovine tuberculosis continued to be a re-emerging problem in some countries especially in
endemic areas due to the fact that human and animal health surveillance system is not …

Recent outbreaks of human tuberculosis in the United States caused by Mycobacterium
bovis have implicated cheese originating in Mexico as a source of these infections. A total of …

Bovine tuberculosis, a chronic infection in cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains
an economic and public health problem for several countries. Due to its economic impact on …

Background Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic problem in pastoral cattle and communities in
Uganda. Tuberculin tests in pastoral cattle had shown a high herd but low animal …