A preliminary investigation of tuberculosis and other diseases in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-151

  Kalema Zikusoka, G ^a   Bengis, R G ^b   Michel, A L ^c   Woodford, M H ^d  

^a Conservation Through Public Health ^*  (Uganda)

^b Directorate of Animal Health   (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d IUCN Veterinary Specialist Group

Author keywords

African buffalo; Bovine tuberculosis; Foot and mouth disease; Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AETHIOPICUS; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 26944481616     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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