a review of contemporary knowledge3 of bovine tuberclosis and government policy in iran
A review of the contemporary knowledge of bovine tuberculosis and government policy in Iran
Keyvan Tadayon a,b, Ken Forbes b, Davoud Soleimani c, Reza Aref Pajoohi a, Bahman Marhmati c,
Jamaloddin Javidi c, Rouholah Keshavarz a, Kioomars Soleimani a, Ali Shakibamehr a,
Mohammad Mohammad Taheri a, Shojaat Dashti Pour a, Nader Mosavari a,* a Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran b Medical Microbiology Department, Medical School, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK c Iranian Veterinary Organization, Tehran, Iran
1. Introduction
With over 40 States currently recognised in Asia, there are 7 nations that have operational test-and-slaughter programmes against BTB. Practically, this translates to only
6% of some 450 million bovids of the continent being included in test and slaughter programmes (Cosivi et al.,
1998). There are only a few reports on the epidemiology of
BTB in Asia, namely from Pakistan (Niaz and Siddiqi, 1979),
India (Chowdhury et al., 2002), Turkey (Ozmen et al.,
2005), Nepal (Jha et al., 2007), Korea (Kim et al., 2002),
Japan (Itoh et al., 1992), China (Chen et al., 2009) and Iran
(Mohammadi, 1984; Tadayon et al., 2008).
2. Biogeography of BTB in Iran
To describe the epidemiology of BTB in Iran, the annual
Iranian Veterinary Organisation (IVO) records from the mid 1980s were collated and reviewed. Along with this information, other published data sources from IVO for the period 1940s through to 1970s were also scrutinised
(Khavari Khorasani, 1999; Mohammadi, 1984). This provided a relatively extensive record of epidemiology of BTB in Iran, despite some of the older records being incomplete (Fig. 1).
2.1. Historical facts
In 1931 Carpantier, a French veterinarian noticed BTB specific lesions in carcasses of zebu cattle slaughtered in the Tehran abattoir, the first report on this disease in Iran
(Khavari Khorasani, 1999; Mohammadi, 1984).
In 1935 the first modern, European style, cattle farm
was
Keyvan Tadayon a,b, Ken Forbes b, Davoud Soleimani c, Reza Aref Pajoohi a, Bahman Marhmati c,
Jamaloddin Javidi c, Rouholah Keshavarz a, Kioomars Soleimani a, Ali Shakibamehr a,
Mohammad Mohammad Taheri a, Shojaat Dashti Pour a, Nader Mosavari a,* a Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran b Medical Microbiology Department, Medical School, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK c Iranian Veterinary Organization, Tehran, Iran
1. Introduction
With over 40 States currently recognised in Asia, there are 7 nations that have operational test-and-slaughter programmes against BTB. Practically, this translates to only
6% of some 450 million bovids of the continent being included in test and slaughter programmes (Cosivi et al.,
1998). There are only a few reports on the epidemiology of
BTB in Asia, namely from Pakistan (Niaz and Siddiqi, 1979),
India (Chowdhury et al., 2002), Turkey (Ozmen et al.,
2005), Nepal (Jha et al., 2007), Korea (Kim et al., 2002),
Japan (Itoh et al., 1992), China (Chen et al., 2009) and Iran
(Mohammadi, 1984; Tadayon et al., 2008).
2. Biogeography of BTB in Iran
To describe the epidemiology of BTB in Iran, the annual
Iranian Veterinary Organisation (IVO) records from the mid 1980s were collated and reviewed. Along with this information, other published data sources from IVO for the period 1940s through to 1970s were also scrutinised
(Khavari Khorasani, 1999; Mohammadi, 1984). This provided a relatively extensive record of epidemiology of BTB in Iran, despite some of the older records being incomplete (Fig. 1).
2.1. Historical facts
In 1931 Carpantier, a French veterinarian noticed BTB specific lesions in carcasses of zebu cattle slaughtered in the Tehran abattoir, the first report on this disease in Iran
(Khavari Khorasani, 1999; Mohammadi, 1984).
In 1935 the first modern, European style, cattle farm
was