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The molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infections in Tanzania.
Veterinary microbiology - 25 Feb 2006
Kazwala R R, Kusiluka L J M, Sinclair K, Sharp J M, Daborn C J
Abstract excerpt
A molecular epidemiological study to determine the zoonotic importance of bovine tuberculosis was carried out in Tanzania. Specimens from human cases of tuberculosis as well as from slaughtered cattle were collected from regions with a high proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In order to determine the similarity of strains from the two sources, molecular typing techniques, namely RFLP and spoligotyping,...
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