Prevalence and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in animals
XIA Aihong, LI Xin, XU Zhengzhong, MENG Chuang, SHEN Yechi, HE Jingjing, CHEN Xiang, JIAO Xin’an
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Biological Hazard Factors (Animal Origin) for Agrifood Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevent and Control of Important Animal Infections Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Abstract：Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. Although human beings are considered to be the primary host for this pathogen, the other animals are also implicated in the transmission and (or) infection. Until now, reports showed that animals such as elephants, non-human primates, tapirs, seals, dogs, cats, pigs, rabbits, cattle and birds could be infected by M. tuberculosis. This review mainly described the prevalence and transmission of M. tuberculosis in wild and domestic animals, and summarized the main transmission routes of M. tuberculosis in these animals.
2017, Vol. 12 
