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Clonal differences between Non-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) recovered from children and animals living in close contact in the Gambia.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Dione Michel M, Ikumapayi Usman N, Saha Debasish, Mohammed Nuredin I, Geerts Stanny, Ieven Margareta, Adegbola Richard A, Antonio Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is an important cause of invasive bacterial disease and associated with mortality in Africa. However, little is known about the environmental reservoirs and predominant modes of transmission. Our study aimed to study the role of domestic animals in the transmission of NTS to humans in rural area of The Gambia. METHODOLOGY: Human NTS isolates were obtained through an...
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