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Evidence of increasing intra and inter-species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in South Africa: are we losing the battle?
Preventive veterinary medicine - 1 Jul 2014
Hlokwe T M, van Helden P, Michel A L
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is recognized worldwide as a significant health risk in domestic cattle, farmed and wild animal species as well as in humans. We carried out spoligotyping and variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) typing methods to characterize 490 M. bovis isolates from livestock (cattle, n=230; pig n=1) and wildlife species (n=259) originating from different farms and regions in...
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