Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia

Jamal Saad (1) , Sophie Baron (2) , Jean-Christophe J.-C. Lagier (3, 1) , Michel Drancourt (3, 1) , Phillipe Gautret (4, 1)

1 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
2 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
3 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
4 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes

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.

Domaines: Bactériologie; Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire; Maladies émergentes; Maladies infectieuses; Parasitologie; Virologie

Jamal Saad, Sophie Baron, Jean-Christophe J.-C. Lagier, Michel Drancourt, Phillipe Gautret. Mycobacterium bovis Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Ritual Sheep Sacrifice in Tunisia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, 26 (7), pp.1605-1607. ⟨10.3201/eid2607.191597⟩. ⟨hal-03150808⟩