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Human and bovine tuberculosis in the Monze District of Zambia—A cross-sectional study

1996; Elsevier BV; Volume: 152; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0007-1935(96)80084-4

1879-3606

A. J. C. Cook, L. M. Tuchili, Anne Buvé, Susan D. Foster, Peter Godfrey‐Faussett, G.S. Pandey, Keith P. W. J. McAdam,

Zoonotic diseases and public health

One hundred and seventy-six randomly selected rural households in the Monze District of Zambia were interviewed; 103 of these presented cattle for tuberculin testing. Of the 2226 cattle tested, 165 (7.4%) were positive reactors; 33% of herds contained positive animals. Risk of a positive reaction varied with an animal's age and body condition. Cattle in larger herds were more likely to give positive reactions. Ten households reported a human case of tuberculosis (TB) during the preceding 12 months; the herds or these households were six times more likely to have a tuberculin-positive animal than herds in households without a reported human TB case.