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A novel Brucella isolate in association with two cases of stillbirth in non-human primates - first report.
Journal of medical primatology - 1 Feb 2009
Schlabritz-Loutsevitch Natalia E, Whatmore Adrian M, Quance Christine R, Koylass Mark S, Cummins L Bill, Dick Edward J, Snider Cathy L, Cappelli David, Ebersole Jeffrey L, Nathanielsz Peter W, Hubbard Gene B
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BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is veterinary and human health problem. METHODS: A 13-year-old wild caught multiparous and an 8-year-old colony-born nulliparous baboon had stillbirths in the second trimester of pregnancy. Culture isolates from both postpartum uteruses were characterized using traditional biochemical analysis, PCR, and multilocus sequencing. RESULTS: The isolates morphologically resembled Brucella...
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