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Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of livestock Brucella melitensis isolates from Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Kasymbekov Joldoshbek, Imanseitov Joldoshbek, Ballif Marie, Schürch Nadia, Paniga Sandra, Pilo Paola, Tonolla Mauro, Benagli Cinzia, Akylbekova Kulyash, Jumakanova Zarima, Schelling Esther, Zinsstag Jakob
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of human brucellosis in Kyrgyzstan has been increasing in the last years and was identified as a priority disease needing most urgent control measures in the livestock population. The latest species identification of Brucella isolates in Kyrgyzstan was carried out in the 1960s and investigated the circulation of Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. ovis, and B. suis. However, supporting data and...
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