Meat and milk black market - Bovine tuberculosis

Authors

  • R.M.C.M. ABRAHÃO
  • P.A. NOGUEIRA
  • M.I.C. MALUCELLI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v10i2.4409

Keywords:

Comércio clandestino, Carne, Leite, Tuberculose, Mycobacterium bovis, Black market, Meat. Milk, Tuberculosis

Abstract

The bovines contaminated meat and milk can transmit several diseases to men, bovine tuberculosis included, which is a zoonosis of worldwide occurrence, causing losses to cattle ranch and risks to the health of the population that consumes products of animal origin. The purpose of this study was to search the magnitude of the meat and milk black market in Brazil. A bibliographic review of national and international publications has been carried out by consulting Acervo, Higeia, Dedalus, Medline, Lilacs and Cab-abstract data bases, besides internet and newspaper articles. In this study, aspects were approached concerning the importance of tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in man and bovine, whose magnitude is unknown in Brazil, and the meat and milk black market, as a public health problem in the country, claiming urgent adoption of sanitary measures.

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How to Cite

ABRAHÃO, R., NOGUEIRA, P., & MALUCELLI, M. (2005). Meat and milk black market - Bovine tuberculosis. Archives of Veterinary Science, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v10i2.4409

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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