Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Cameroon.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04230-6

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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Cameroon.

Scientific reports - 5 Jul 2017

Egbe N F, Muwonge A, Ndip L, Kelly R F, Sander M, Tanya V, Ngwa V Ngu, Handel I G, Novak A, Ngandalo R, Mazeri S, Morgan K L, Asuquo A, de C Bronsvoort B M

Abstract excerpt

We describe the largest molecular epidemiological study of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in a sub-Saharan African country with higher spatial resolution providing new insights into bTB. Four hundred and ninety-nine samples were collected for culture from 201 and 179 cattle with and without bTB-like l...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cameroon
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Typing
Mycobacterium bovis
Phylogeny
Tuberculosis, Bovine

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