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Emergence of Mycobacterium orygis-Associated Tuberculosis in Wild Ruminants, India

  • Megha Sharma
  • , Karikalan Mathesh
  • , Premanshu Dandapat
  • , Asok Kumar Mariappan
  • , Ravi Kumar
  • , Soni Kumari
  • , Vivek Kapur
  • , Sushila Maan
  • , Naresh Jindal
  • , Nitish Bansal
  • , Riyaz Kadiwar
  • , Abhishek Kumar
  • , Nitin Gupta
  • , A. M. Pawde
  • , A. K. Sharma

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Abstract

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis was detected in 2 spotted deer from a wildlife sanctuary in western India and an Indian bison from a national park in central India. Nationwide surveillance is urgently required to clarify the epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at the human-livestock-wildlife interface.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)661-663
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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