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Volume 19, Number 6—June 2013
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Zoonotic Mycobacterium bovis–induced Tuberculosis in Humans

Borna MüllerComments to Author , Salome Dürr, Silvia Alonso, Jan Hattendorf, Cláudio J.M. Laisse, Sven D.C. Parsons, Paul D. van Helden, and Jakob Zinsstag
Author affiliations: Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa (B. Müller, S.D.C. Parsons, P.D. van Helden); Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland (B. Müller, J. Hattendorf, J. Zinsstag); University of Basel, Basel (B. Müller, J. Hattendorf, J. Zinsstag); University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland (S. Dürr); Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK (S. Alonso); Veterinary Faculty, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique (C. J. M. Laisse)

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Proportion of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) among all TB cases (A) and estimated overall TB incidence (B) stratified by World Health Organization (WHO) region. Overall TB incidence rates estimated for 2010 by WHO regions covered all countries of the respective regions. Numbers were obtained from WHO (1).

Figure 2. . Proportion of zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) among all TB cases (A) and estimated overall TB incidence (B) stratified by World Health Organization (WHO) region. Overall TB incidence rates estimated for 2010 by WHO regions covered all countries of the respective regions. Numbers were obtained from WHO (1).

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