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The Ecology of Mycobacteria: Impact on Animal's and Human's Health

Beginning in the middle of the last century, a decreasing incidence of classical tuberculosis was noted in economically developed countries and was attributed to improved nutrition, the consistent use of extensive screening and tracking methods, the introduction of reliable diagnostic methods and the effective antibacterial treatment of tuberculosis. In populations of cattle, national control programmes were adopted, which resulted in the gradual reduction of Mycobacterium bovis infection sources and their elimination in many countries. Meat inspection in abattoirs and the obligatory pasteurisation of cow milk during the same period resulted in a substantial decrease or in the elimination of bovine tuberculosis from the human population (Thoen and Steele, 1995; Grange, 1996; Thoen et al., 2006).

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