Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia

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.

Keywords

• Mycobacterium bovis
• tuberculosis
• sheep
• Tunisia
• bacteria
• tuberculosis and other mycobacteria