First isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from suspected cases of bovine tuberculosis in rural abattoirs in Chad.
Tropical animal health and production
- Type
- Cross-sectional study
- Scope
- Chad
Why it matters nowThe findings document both M. bovis and M. tuberculosis in cattle presented for human consumption in Chad, underscoring the multi-species nature of agents producing suspected tuberculous lesions in abattoir settings and the relevance of zoonotic and reverse-zoonotic considerations at the human–livestock interface.