Mycobacterium bovis

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Mycobacterium bovis

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Identity
Taxonomic Tree
Diseases Table
Distribution Table
Pathogen Characteristics
Host Animals
References
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Summary

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Datasheet Type(s)
Invasive Species

Preferred Scientific Name
Mycobacterium bovis

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria [phylum]
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

Mycobacterium bovis

Taxonomic Tree

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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria [phylum]
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: Mycobacterium bovis

Diseases Table

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mastitis (caused by pathogens in cattle)
tuberculosis

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Continent/Country/Region	Distribution	Last Reported	Reference
Asia
Afghanistan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Azerbaijan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Bahrain	CAB Abstracts data mining		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Bhutan	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Brunei Darussalam	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
China
-Hong Kong	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Georgia (Republic of)	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
India			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Indonesia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Iran	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Iraq	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Israel	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Japan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Jordan			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Kazakhstan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Korea, DPR	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Korea, Republic of	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Kuwait	Last reported	1991	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Lebanon	Last reported	1999	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Malaysia
-Peninsular Malaysia	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
-Sabah	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
-Sarawak	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Mongolia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Myanmar	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Nepal	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Oman	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Philippines	Serological evidence and/or isolation of the agent		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Qatar	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Saudi Arabia	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Singapore	Last reported	1994	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Sri Lanka	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Syria	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Taiwan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Tajikistan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Thailand	Last reported	2001	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Turkey	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Turkmenistan	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
United Arab Emirates	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Uzbekistan	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Vietnam	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Yemen	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Africa
Algeria	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Angola	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Benin	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Botswana	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Burkina Faso	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Burundi	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Cameroon	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Cape Verde	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Central African Republic	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Chad	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Congo Democratic Republic	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Côte d'Ivoire	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Djibouti	CAB Abstracts data mining		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Egypt	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Eritrea	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Ethiopia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Ghana	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Guinea-Bissau	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Kenya	CAB Abstracts data mining		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Libya	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Madagascar	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Malawi	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Mali	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Mauritius	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Morocco	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Mozambique	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Namibia	Last reported	1995	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Nigeria	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Réunion	Last reported	2002	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Rwanda	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Sao Tome and Principe	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Senegal	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Seychelles	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Somalia	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
South Africa	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Sudan	Last reported	1992	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Swaziland	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Tanzania	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Togo	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Tunisia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Uganda	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Zambia	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Zimbabwe	Last reported	1996	OIE Handistatus, 2005
North America
Bermuda	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Canada			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Mexico			OIE Handistatus, 2005
USA			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Central America and Caribbean
Barbados	Last reported	1978	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Belize	Last reported	1991	OIE Handistatus, 2005
British Virgin Islands	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Cayman Islands	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Costa Rica	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Cuba	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Curaçao	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Dominica	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Dominican Republic	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
El Salvador	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Guadeloupe	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Guatemala	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Haiti	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Honduras			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Jamaica	Last reported	1989	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Martinique	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Nicaragua			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Panama			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Trinidad and Tobago	Last reported	2001	OIE Handistatus, 2005
South America
Argentina	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Bolivia			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Brazil	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Chile	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Colombia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Ecuador	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Falkland Islands	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
French Guiana	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Guyana	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Paraguay	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Peru			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Uruguay	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Venezuela	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Europe
Andorra	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Austria	Last reported	2002	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Belarus	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Belgium	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Bosnia-Hercegovina	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Bulgaria	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Croatia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Cyprus	Last reported	1928	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Czech Republic	Last reported	2002	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Denmark	Last reported	1988	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Estonia	Last reported	1986	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Finland	Last reported	1982	OIE Handistatus, 2005
France	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Germany	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Greece	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Hungary			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Iceland	Last reported	1959	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Ireland	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Isle of Man (UK)	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Italy	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Jersey	Last reported	1951	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Latvia	Last reported	1989	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Liechtenstein	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Lithuania	Last reported	2001	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Luxembourg	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Macedonia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Malta	Last reported	2001	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Moldova	Last reported	2000	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Netherlands	Last reported	2002	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Norway	Last reported	1986	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Poland	Serological evidence and/or isolation of the agent		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Portugal	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Romania			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Russian Federation	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Slovakia	Last reported	1968	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Slovenia	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Spain	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Sweden	Last reported	1997	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Switzerland	Last reported	2000	OIE Handistatus, 2005
UK	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
-Northern Ireland	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
-Scotland	Present		CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001
Ukraine			OIE Handistatus, 2005
Yugoslavia (former)	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Oceania
Australia	Last reported	2002	OIE Handistatus, 2005
French Polynesia	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
New Caledonia	Disease never reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
New Zealand	Reported present or known to be present		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Samoa	Disease not reported		OIE Handistatus, 2005
Vanuatu	Last reported	1993	OIE Handistatus, 2005
Wallis and Futuna Islands	No information available		OIE Handistatus, 2005

Pathogen Characteristics

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Mycobacterium bovis is the cause of bovine tuberculosis and is capable of causing progressive disease in most warm blooded animals.

Disease(s) associated with this pathogen is/are on the list of diseases notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The distribution section contains data from OIE's Handistatus database on disease occurrence. Please see the AHPC library for further information from OIE, including the International Animal Health Code and the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines. Also see the website: www.oie.int.

Host Animals

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Animal name	Context	Life stage	System
Acinonyx jubatus
Bos grunniens (yaks)	Domesticated host
Bos indicus (zebu)	Domesticated host
Bos taurus (cattle)	Domesticated host
Bubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo)
Canis latrans (Coyote)
Capra hircus (goats)	Domesticated host, Wild host
Cervus elaphus (red deer)	Domesticated host, Wild host
Felis
Homo sapiens
Lama glama (llamas)
Meles meles
Mus musculus (house mouse)
Mustela putorius
Odocoileus hemionus (black-tailed deer)
Otaria byronia
Ovis aries (sheep)	Domesticated host, Wild host
Panthera leo (lion)
Papio ursinus
Sus scrofa (pigs)	Domesticated host
Syncerus caffer
Trichosurus vulpecula (brushtail possum)

References

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OIE Handistatus, 2002. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (dataset for 2001). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.

OIE Handistatus, 2003. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (dataset for 2002). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.

OIE Handistatus, 2004. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (data set for 2003). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.

OIE Handistatus, 2005. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (data set for 2004). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.

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