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The overall prevalence of tuberculosis-like lesions in carcasses, lungs, and livers was 0.08%, 0.85%, and 0.19%, respectively, with cattle showing the highest lesionprevalence. Logistic regression analysis identified species, season, geographic location, and climatic factors as significant predictors of lesion occurrence. Analysis of human tuberculosis records revealed a strong ecological positive correlation (r = 0.81, p &lt; 0.05) between bovine pulmonary tuberculosis-like lesions and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in humans. Over the six-year period, large quantities of condemned carcasses and organs resulted in direct losses of \u20ac3.23 million, while reduced carcass weight accounted for indirect losses of almost \u20ac11 million.Ruminant tuberculosis-like lesions caused substantial economic losses, totaling \u20ac14.16 million over six years, with cattle accounting for 99.8% of the impact. Projected losses could reach \u20ac16.7 million by 2030 under comparable surveillance market and control conditions, highlighting the potential ongoing financial burden of the disease. Tuberculosis-like lesions remain relevant in northern Algeria, posing important veterinary, zoonotic, and economic concerns. Enhanced surveillance, laboratory confirmation of suspected lesions, and the strict implementation of control measuresare essential to limit disease transmission and mitigate its impact.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens15050546","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]],"date-time":"2026-05-19T16:07:26Z","timestamp":1779206846000},"page":"546","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epidemiological Survey and Economic Impact of Ruminant Tuberculosis-like Lesions at Slaughterhouses in Two Areas of Northern Algeria (2019\u20132024): A One Health Assessment"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"El-Hacene","family":"Balla","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Animal Ecophysiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria"},{"name":"Department of Environment and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omar","family":"Besseboua","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomic, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara 29000, Algeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0945-2930","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nadir Boudjlal","family":"Dergal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Biotechnology for Food Security and Energetic, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1684-7324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastian Alexandru","family":"Popa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences \u201cKing Mihai I\u201d, Calea Aradului, no. 119, 300645 Timi\u0219oara, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9325-7889","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdelhanine","family":"Ayad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Animal Ecophysiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"4","article-title":"Current situation of milk and red meat industry in Algeria","volume":"6","author":"Kardjadj","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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