2023
Zoonotic Tuberculosis: A Neglected Disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
Kasir D, Osman N, Awik A, Ratel I, Rafei R, Al Kassaa I, Safadi D, Salma R, Omari K, Cummings K, Kassem I, Osman M. Zoonotic Tuberculosis: A Neglected Disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Diseases 2023, 11: 39. PMID: 36975589, PMCID: PMC10047434, DOI: 10.3390/diseases11010039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBovine tuberculosisAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsUnpasteurized dairy productsDrug-resistant strainsPrevalence of BTBSerious infectious diseasesPublic health threatAppropriate diagnostic toolsMiddle-income countriesTrue burdenCurrent treatmentSusceptibility patternsPRISMA guidelinesEffective surveillance programEtiologic agentZoonotic tuberculosisMolecular typingPoor hygieneInfectious diseasesDiseaseSurveillance programHealth threatNeglected diseaseAntimicrobial resistanceAvailable studies
2019
Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon
Achkar S, Demanche C, Osman M, Rafei R, Ismail M, Gaudin C, Duthoy S, De Matos F, Yaacoub H, Pinçon C, Hamze M, Supply P. Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 55: 1900513. PMID: 31558660, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00513-2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationZoonotic tuberculosisRepresentative prevalence dataLung diseaseRepresentative prevalenceNationwide studyHuman tuberculosisPrevalence dataTuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisHealth OrganizationMycobacterium bovisNext-generation sequencingIncome countriesAppropriate diagnosticsBurdenPatientsPrevalenceDiseaseAnimal health