O perfil epidemiológico da tuberculose bovina no Brasil

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to carry out a literature review of bovine tuberculosis in Brazil and to present the epidemiological profile, showing the importance of controlling and eradicating this disease, however it was a great challenge to do research in time of pandemic and to elaborate the present work in regime education system, where it was observed that bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with chronic evolution, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, of a zoonotic character of mandatory notification, having a worldwide distribution, with prevalence in mammals including humans, generating a major concern for the World Health Organization (WHO). The economic losses are related to low production and the condemnation of carcasses in slaughterhouses, with worldwide repercussions and with great losses for the Brazilian livestock. In this way, methods of controlling this disease were defined by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), and the National Program for the Control and Eradication of Brucellosis and Tuberculosis (PNCEBT) was created to reduce the negative impacts generated by bovine tuberculosis.