Tuberculosis: A Reemerging Disease at the Interface of Domestic Animals and Wildlife

摘要: Complex interactions involving humans, domestic animals, and wildlife create environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases. Today, reservoirs Mycobacterium bovis, causative agent tuberculosis in animals a serious zoonosis, exist wildlife. The presence these is direct result spillover from livestock combination with anthropogenic factors such as translocation wildlife, supplemental feeding populations reaching densities beyond normal habitat carrying capacities. As many countries attempt eradicate M. bovis livestock, efforts are impeded by spillback reservoirs. It will not be possible until transmission between halted. Such an endeavor require collaborative effort agricultural, environmental political interests.