title: [Canine tuberculosis and its importance in public health].
abstract: The present paper describes tuberculosis in a family whose dog also presented the disease. The importance of animal epidemiological investigation in cases of tuberculosis in man is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brasil.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Megid
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bracarense
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: dos Reis
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sturion
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Tuberculose canina e sua importância em saúde pública.