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Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 7, Pp 1605-1607 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.
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Abstract
- A woman in France was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis after a ritual sheep sacrifice in her home country of Tunisia. This investigation sheds light on ritual sacrifice of sheep as a circumstance in which religious tradition and practices can expose millions of Muslims worldwide to this disease.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.16a1a486ab44623bf868a9b2dfdb851
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.191597