zoonosis

Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis Caused by Species of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex in Bangui, Central African Republic, in 2025

H. S. Gbazi, E. Lango Yaya, C. M. Pamatika, Y. P. Yanawere, L. M. D. Bejendo, E. Makopa, B. Bialle, S. Boukouni, B. Koffi & S. W. Nambei · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Introduction: Bovine tuberculosis, caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis, is an important zoonosis, but epidemiological evidence from the Central African Republic remains limited. Aims: This study determined the apparent prevalence of bovine tuberculosis among cattle slaughtered i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i71766

Ecological Studies and Epidemiological Aspects of Leptospirosis in the Northeast Region of Brazil

Brenda Vitória Machado Amorim, Gabriella Mascarenhas Cova, Carlos Danilo Cardoso Matos Silva & João Ronaldo Tavares de Vasconcellos Neto · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Introduction: Leptospirosis, a globally prevalent zoonotic infection, affects approximately one million people annually. Originating from the bacterium Leptospira, it is transmitted through contact with the urine of reservoir animals, such as rodents. In Brazil, it is endemic, es...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71044

Genetic Diversity of Bat Rotaviruses

Lurys Bourdett-Stanziola · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2022

Rotaviruses are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and animals. Bats are considered reservoirs of many viruses with zoonotic impact worldwide. Rotaviruses have been detected in bats and many of those strains that have been identified globally share high homology with r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i130365

Risk Factors Assessment of Zoonotic Anthrax among the People at Risk (PAR) in Selected Areas of Bangladesh

M. A. Islam, M. M. Mahmud, S. Yesmin, M. M. Islam, M. S. A. Sarker & K. H. M. N. H. Nazir · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Aim: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the risk factors among the people at risk in selected areas of Bangladesh, considering awareness, attitudes and management practices towards anthrax. Methodology: Administrative areas of Bangladesh had been classified into hig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32369

Brucellosis: A Neglected Zoonosis

B. Y. Kaltungo, S. N. A. Saidu, I. W. Musa & A. Y. Baba · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease mainly of domestic animals. The infection is directly transmitted to humans by animals through breaks in the skin or by contact with infected materials like aborted foetuses and placenta. It can also be transmitted indirectly by ingestion of con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11061