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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from pastoral livestock at Mikumi-Selous ecosystem in the eastern Tanzania.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Nov 2013
Mwakapuja Richard S, Makondo Zachariah E, Malakalinga Joseph, Moser Irmgard, Kazwala Rudovick R, Tanner Manfred
Abstract excerpt
Domestic ruminants and Wild ungulates can act as reservoir hosts for Mycobacterium bovis, causative agent for bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in animals and man. Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is endemic in pastoral livestock in Tanzania. There is lack of information on genotypic distribution of M. bovis in animals at wildlife-livestock interface areas and in wildlife conserved areas. The objectives of this study were to...
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