Tuberculose bovina

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis is one of the most important respiratory diseases to be studied due to its fatality in animals, especially in cattle. This pathology generates losses economic issues related to the production and condemnation of carcasses. Cattle can be infected by Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare through various forms of contamination, the inhalation route (pulmonary) being the most pathogenic M.bovis infection. Concepts pathogenesis, lesions, clinical signs and diagnosis are reviewed in order to update knowledge on the aspect of bovine tuberculosis as a zoonosis.