Revisiting the one health approach in the context of tuberculosis: a look into the parallelism between the epidemiological aspects of human and bovine tuberculosis in Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Revisiting the one health approach in the context of tuberculosis: a look into the parallelism between the epidemiological aspects of human and bovine tuberculosis in Brazil
Received 18th September, 2022; Received in revised form 17th October, 2022; Accepted 20th November, 2022; Published online 25th December, 2022
Copyright©2022, Vinícius José de Oliveira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases of humankind, caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It affects several animal species, with an emphasis on humans and cattle. Given this premise, this study aims to describe the epidemiological aspects of human and bovine tuberculosis in Brazil and to foster discussion of the variables analyzed from a One Health perspective. Data were collected from Brazil's platforms of compulsory infection notification for both species. The data are expressed in tables and figures, and the discussion is based on international scientific literature. Finally, it is possible to understand the importance of the Veterinarian within the One Health approach in diagnosing and controlling the infection.
