infect many different animals, including birds, fish, rodents, and reptiles. The subspecies Mycobacterium tuberculosis, though, is rarely present in wild animals. An effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis from the cattle and deer herds of New Zealand has been relatively successful. Efforts in Great Britain have been less successful. , tuberculosis appears to be widespread among captive elephants in the US. It is believed that the animals originally acquired the disease from humans, a process called reverse zoonosis. Because the disease can spread through the air to infect both humans and other animals, it is a public health concern affecting circuses and zoos. References External links WHO global 2016 TB report (infographic) WHO tuberculosis country profiles "Tuberculosis Among African Americans", 1990-11-01, In Black America; KUT Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress) Working Group on New TB drugs, tracking clinical trials and drug candidates Airborne diseases Articles containing video clips Health in Africa Healthcare-associated infections Infectious causes of cancer Mycobacterium-related cutaneous conditions Vaccine-preventable diseases Wikipedia infectious disease articles ready to translate Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate (full)