The burden of mycobacterial disease in ethiopian cattle: implications for public health.

The burden of mycobacterial disease in ethiopian cattle: implications for public health.

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a debilitating disease of cattle. Ethiopia has one of the largest cattle populations in the world, with an economy highly dependent on its livestock. Furthermore, Ethiopia has one of the highest incidence rates of human extrapulmonary TB i...

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Main Authors: Stefan Berg, Rebuma Firdessa, Meseret Habtamu, Endalamaw Gadisa, Araya Mengistu, Lawrence Yamuah, Gobena Ameni, Martin Vordermeier, Brian D Robertson, Noel H Smith, Howard Engers, Douglas Young, R Glyn Hewinson, Abraham Aseffa, Stephen V Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2662418?pdf=render

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