Transmission dynamics and elimination potential of zoonotic tuberculosis in morocco.

• Main Authors: Mahamat Fayiz Abakar (Author), Hind Yahyaoui Azami (Author), Philipp Justus Bless (Author), Lisa Crump (Author), Petra Lohmann (Author), Mirjam Laager (Author), Nakul Chitnis (Author), Jakob Zinsstag (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is an endemic zoonosis in Morocco caused by Mycobacterium bovis, which infects many domestic animals and is transmitted to humans through consumption of raw milk or from contact with infected animals. The prevalence of BTB in Moroccan cattle is estimated at 18%, and 33% at...