Zoonotic possibility of tuberculosis from domestic elephants: a case assessment from Thailand

Background Tuberculosis is an important medical problem which is at present a public health problem around the world. Zoonotic tuberculosis is a new emerging problem and has become an important issue today. The elephant tuberculosis is the specific kind of animal tuberculosis. Zoonotic tuberculosis from elephants is an interesting situation that becomes the new concern in the community where domestic elephants are common.Methods In this article, the authors specifically perform a mathematical model study to assess zoonotic possibility of tuberculosis from domestic elephants based on the available data in Thailand.Results According to this study, the prediction on the transmission rate is equal to 54.5% focusing on zoonotic transmission from domestic elephants to humans.Conclusion In this article, the authors assessed the possibility of zoonotic tuberculosis from the domestic elephant. It can be seen that there is a high chance.