Human brucellosis in traditional pastoral communities in ethiopia

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Regassa, Enene ^a   Mekonnen, Desalew ^b   Yamuah, Lawrence ^c   Tilahun, Hiwot ^c   Guta, Teshome ^d   Gebreyohannes, Asfawesen ^e   Aseffa, Abraham ^c   Abdoel, Theresia H ^f   Smits, Henk L ^f  

^a Romiya Pastoral Areas Development Commission   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^c ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d Yabello Health Center   (Ethiopia)

^e All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^f ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Pastoralists; Point of care test; Recurrent infections; Rural development; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952189959     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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