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MLVA fingerprinting of Brucella melitensis circulating among livestock and cases of sporadic human illness in Egypt.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Sayour Ashraf E, Elbauomy Essam, Abdel-Hamid Nour H, Mahrous Ayman, Carychao Diana, Cooley Michael B, Elhadidy Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
Brucella melitensis is a serious public health threat, with human infection exhibiting acute febrile illness and chronic health problems. The present study investigated the genetic diversity and epidemiological links of the important zoonotic bacterium B. melitensis in Egypt using multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-16) including eight minisatellite (panel 1) and eight microsatellite (panel 2,...
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