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Genomic epizootiology of a Brucella abortus outbreak in Northern Ireland (1997-2012).
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2020
Allen Adrian R, Milne Georgina, Drees Kevin, Presho Eleanor, Graham Jordon, McAdam Paul, Jones Kerri, Wright Lorraine, Skuce Robin, Whatmore Adrian M, Graham Judith, Foster Jeffrey T
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BACKGROUND: In the recent past (1997-2012), Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom suffered an outbreak of Brucella abortus, which at its height affected over 200 cattle herds. Initially, isolates were characterized using multi-locus variable number tandem repeats analysis (MLVA). While informative in this setting, hyper-variability in some loci limited the resolution necessary to infer fine-scale disease...
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