Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective

Prof. Asseged Bogale Dibaba Center for Computational Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Risk Analysis; College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, USA. Professor Dibaba received his Master of Science in epidemiology from Freie Universität Berlin Germany and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. His research area is computational epidemiologic studies and risk analyses related to the import/export of agricultural products with regard to the introduction of exotic disease agents into the USA. The products in question range from conventional products (e.g., living animals, meat, milk) to non-conventional products (e.g., embryos and embryo-clones). Another research area is bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The aim of this work is to elucidate the economic and public health significance of bTB and to recommend measures to control the disease, both in human and animal populations. Prof. Nick P. J. Kriek Emeritus Professor: Wildlife & Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Professor Kriek received his Bachelor of Veterinary Science and M Med Vet (Path) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). He is a specialist pathologist with the emphasis on African wildlife diseases. Prof. Charles O. Thoen (1936-2017) College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA Professor Thoen received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of Minnesota before receiving his Doctor of Philosophy from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. His research was mainly focused in the areas of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, pathobiology, immunology and preventive medicine. He has authored or co-authored over 130 publications on mycobacteria and mycobacterial diseases, as well as textbooks.

Section 1 Human and animal tuberculosis in Africa.- Introduction.- The current status of bovine tuberculosis in Africa.- Bovine TB Zoonosis in Africa.- The control of Mycobacterium bovis infections in Africa: a One Health approach.- Tuberculosis in African Wildlife.- The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Africa.- Section 2.- Epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Africa.- The epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Africa.- Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Africa.- The diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis.- The control of bovine tuberculosis in Africa.- Section 3 Country reports.- Bovine tuberculosis: Status, epidemiology, and public health implications in Burkina Faso.- The status of bovine tuberculosis in Cameroon.- Bovine tuberculosis in Egypt.- The status of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: Challenges and opportunities for its future control and prevention.- Bovine tuberculosis in Ghana.- The status of bovine tuberculosis in Malawi.- Bovine tuberculosis in Nigeria: Historical perspective, burden, risk factors, and challenges for its diagnosis and control.- Bovine tuberculosis in Rwanda.- BTB control strategies in livestock and wildlife in South Africa.- Bovine tuberculosis in the Republic of Sudan: A critical review.- A changing landscape of bovine tuberculosis in Tanzania.- Holes and patches: An account of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in Uganda.- Bovine tuberculosis in Zambia.

"The audience seems to include a broad range of people: students, researchers, and, potentially, policymakers. ... I have been excited about this book; it is an essential reference for those doing research on zoonotic TB in Africa. There are no comparable books." (Rebecca Lee Smith, Doody's Book Reviews, October 11, 2019)