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Review
. 2022 Sep 7:10:994745.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.994745. eCollection 2022.

The impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the environment on one health approach

Haobo Zhang  1 , Mengda Liu  1 , Weixing Fan  1 , Shufang Sun  1 , Xiaoxu Fan  1
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The impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the environment on one health approach

Haobo Zhang et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Tuberculosis caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has become one of the leading causes of death in humans and animals. Current research suggests that the transmission of MTBC in the environment indirectly transmit to humans and animals with subsequent impact on their wellbeing. Therefore, it is of great significance to take One Health approach for understanding the role of MTBC in not only the interfaces of humans and animals, but also environment, including soil, water, pasture, air, and dust, etc., in response to the MTBC infection. In this review, we present the evidence of MTBC transmission from environment, as well as detection and control strategies in this interface, seeking to provide academic leads for the global goal of End Tuberculosis Strategy under multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaborations.

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC); control & measurement; detection method; environment - agriculture; one health (OH).

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
The spread of MTBC in the environment. MTBC spreads among farms, wild environment, and human habitats, causing tuberculosis infection in humans and animals.
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