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Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing tuberculous lymphadenitis in Maputo, Mozambique.
BMC microbiology - 21 Nov 2015
Viegas Sofia Omar, Ghebremichael Solomon, Massawo Leguesse, Alberto Matos, Fernandes Fabíola Couto, Monteiro Eliane, Couvin David, Matavele José Maiane, Rastogi Nalin, Correia-Neves Margarida, Machado Adelina, Carrilho Carla, Groenheit Ramona, Källenius Gunilla, Koivula Tuija
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The zoonosis bovine tuberculosis (TB) is known to be responsible for a considerable proportion of extrapulmonary TB. In Mozambique, bovine TB is a recognised problem in cattle, but little has been done to evaluate how Mycobacterium bovis has contributed to human TB. We here explore the public health risk for bovine TB in Maputo, by characterizing the isolates from tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN)...
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