Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia

Saad, Jamal; Baron, Sophie; Lagier, Jean-Christophe; Drancourt, Michel; Gautret, Phillipe

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Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia

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Jul 2020
By Saad, Jamal ; Baron, Sophie ; Lagier, Jean-Christophe ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Saad, Jamal ; Baron, Sophie ; Lagier, Jean-Christophe ; Drancourt, Michel ; Gautret, Phillipe
Description:

A woman in France was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis after a ritual sheep sacrifice in her home country of Tunisia. This investigation sheds light on ritual sacrifice of sheep as a circumstance in which religious tradition and practices can expose millions of Muslims worldwide to this disease.
Subjects:

Animals Ceremonial Behavior Female Humans Mycobacterium Bovis Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Sheep Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1605-1607
Pubmed ID:

32568042
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7323561
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Place as Subject:

France ; Tunisia
Volume:

26
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:e760edf350e570b1d2fbbb9f9f0b5ed47892bf54adb5afdc3f41a421b1d6c8b9
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