Glanders outbreak at Tehran Zoo, Iran
Background and Objectives: In December 2010 four, lions and one tiger died at the Tehran zoo. Out of all samples, Burkholderia mallei (causative agent of Glanders) was isolated just from ulcer sample of the tiger which was imported to Iran from Russia. Materials and Methods: One nasal swab from a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2012-03-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/720 |