TY - JOUR AU - Cosivi, O. AU - Grange, J.M. AU - Daborn, C.J. AU - Raviglione, M.C. AU - Fujikura, T. AU - Cousins, D. AU - Robinson, R.A. AU - Huchzermeyer, H.F.A.K. AU - de Kantor, I. AU - Meslin, F.-X. T1 - Zoonotic Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in Developing Countries T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 1998 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 59 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that human tuberculosis (TB) incidence and deaths for 1990 to 1999 will be 88 million and 30 million, respectively, with most cases in developing countries. Zoonotic TB (caused by Mycobacterium bovis) is present in animals in most developing countries where surveillance and control activities are often inadequate or unavailable; therefore, many epidemiologic and public health aspects of infection remain largely unknown. We review available information on zoonotic TB in developing countries, analyze risk factors that may play a role in the disease, review recent WHO activities, and recommend actions to assess the magnitude of the problem and control the disease in humans and animals. KW - WHO KW - United Kingdom KW - England KW - Scotland KW - Australia KW - Zambia KW - United States KW - Argentina KW - South Africa DO - 10.3201/eid0401.980108 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/1/98-0108_article ER - End of Reference