A comparison of perceptions of the tuberculin skin test and an incentive postmortem-based surveillance system in the Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorMorar-Leather, Darshana
dc.contributor.coadvisorFasina, Folorunso Oludayo
dc.contributor.emailrudomarange@gmail.com
dc.contributor.postgraduateMarange, Rudo
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-08T07:13:46Z
dc.date.available2025-12-08T07:13:46Z
dc.date.created2019
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc (Tropical Animal Health))--University of Pretoria, 2018.
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB) is a global health concern. Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) are the most common causes of TB in animals and humans respectively. As part of TB control strategies most governments have instituted test and slaughter policies to eradicate bovine TB (bTB). While this has been met with some success, innovative and effective strategies to control TB are needed. We evaluated the postmortem surveillance (PMS) system as an alternative to the tuberculin skin test (TST) and found it to be a potentially cheaper and effective surveillance method. The level of TB awareness in the Mnisi community was also evaluated. Tuberculosis awareness by the community is also an effective way of TB control as education empowers people to make informed choices with regards to mitigating TB risk factors in their daily lives.
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dc.description.degreeMSc (Tropical Animal Health)
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseases
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Veterinary Science
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.identifier.citation*
dc.identifier.doiN/A
dc.identifier.otherA2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/107117
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectTuberculin skin test
dc.titleA comparison of perceptions of the tuberculin skin test and an incentive postmortem-based surveillance system in the Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa
dc.typeDissertation

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