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. 2011 Jun;188(3):359-61.
doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.05.005. Epub 2010 Jun 8.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in grazing cattle in central Ethiopia

Gobena Ameni  1 , Martin Vordermeier, Rebuma Firdessa, Abraham Aseffa, Glyn Hewinson, Stephen V Gordon, Stefan Berg
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in grazing cattle in central Ethiopia

Gobena Ameni et al. Vet J. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

A preliminary study to characterise mycobacteria infecting tuberculous cattle from two different management systems in central Ethiopia was carried out. Approximately 27% of isolates from grazing cattle were Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while cattle in a more intensive-production system were exclusively infected with M. bovis. The practice of local farmers discharging chewed tobacco directly into the mouths of pastured cattle was identified as a potential route of human-to-cattle transmission of M. tuberculosis.

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A farmer in central Ethiopia discharging tobacco juice directly into the oral cavity of his cattle, a common practice in this region and a possible route of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from humans to cattle.
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