Camel tuberculosis - A case report

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-213

  Kinne, J ^a   Johnson, B ^a   Jahans, K L ^b   Smith, N H ^b   Ul Haq, A ^c   Wernery, U ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c Camel Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Camel; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAMEL; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; GUINEA PIG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAMELS; FATAL OUTCOME; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 33744953905     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-006-4366-8     Document Type: Article

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