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Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic transmission
OBJECTIVE: We conducted an abattoir-based cross-sectional study in the five administrative regions of Northern Ghana to determine the distribution of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) among slaughtered carcasses and identify the possibility of zoonotic transmission. METHODS: Direct smear microscopy was done...
Autores principales: | Acquah, Samuel Ekuban Kobina, Asare, Prince, Danso, Emelia Konadu, Tetteh, Phillip, Tetteh, Amanda Yaa, Boateng, Daniel, Osei-Wusu, Stephen, Afum, Theophilus, Ayamdooh, Yolanda Isabel, Akugre, Eric Agongo, Samad, Omar Abdul, Quaye, Lawrence, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Kock, Richard, Asante-Poku, Adwoa, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9398027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35951638 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010649 |
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