Zoonotic tuberculosis. A comprehensive ONE HEALTH approach.
The objective of this report is to provide information on Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infections in animals and in humans. Included is information on the susceptibility of different species as well as information on etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and control of this disease. The term One Health has been adopted to describe the unified human medical and veterinary interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary collaborative approach to zoonoses and will be critical for future endeavors in the control of the global TB epidemic. This unified paradigm is ideally suited for control of bovine TB and many other international public health and clinical health issues. Sharing resources and increasing interaction between public health and veterinary medical scientists can raise awareness of 'shared risk' of bovine TB between humans and animals and, in resource-limited situations, can maximize use of existing infrastructure and reduce unnecessary duplication of effort in disease control programs.
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. E-mail: cthoen@iastate.edu.
Charles O
CO
Thoen
One Health Initiative, Sarasota, Fla, USA.
Bruce
B
Kaplan
Board Certification Internal Medicine, McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA, USA.
Tyler C
TC
Thoen
Former Director of the National Center for Animal Health Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, USA.
Michael J
MJ
Gilsdorf
Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. USA.
Jack A
JA
Shere
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000074823:One Health; D011634:Public Health; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
M. bovis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; One Health Approach; bovine tuberculosis; tuberculosis