The prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania

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dc.creatorDurnez, L.
dc.creatorSadiki, H.
dc.creatorKatakweba, A.
dc.creatorMachang’u, R. R.
dc.creatorKazwala, R. R.
dc.creatorLeirs, H.
dc.creatorPortaels, F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:28:12Z
dc.date.available2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date.created2018-06-12T08:25:45Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in different cattle herd management systems in and around Morogoro, Tanzania. Between April and June 2005, a total of 728 bovines from 49 herds were tested for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses. Milk samples were taken from tuberculin positive animals and analysed for the presence of mycobacteria. Total prevalences of 2.5% and 10.1% were found for M. bovisinfection and atypical mycobacterioses respectively, with more M. bovis-infection in cattle in the extensive management system and more atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in the intensive management system. From 8 out of 42 milk samples (19%) atypical mycobacteria were cultured. A higher prevalence of M. bovisinfection in the extensive sector could be due to several factors. In addition, such high prevalence puts herd owners and their families at risk for BTB. Therefore control of BTB, as well as education of cattle owners is important, especially in the extensive sector.
dc.identifier1653–1659
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2282
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/97990
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Science + Business Media B.V.
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectMilk
dc.subjectMycobacteria
dc.subjectBovine tuberculosis
dc.subjectTuberculin tests
dc.titleThe prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis-infection and atypical mycobacterioses in cattle in and around Morogoro, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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