Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in grazing cattle in central Ethiopia

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-361

  Ameni, Gobena ^a,c   Vordermeier, Martin ^b   Firdessa, Rebuma ^c   Aseffa, Abraham ^c   Hewinson, Glyn ^b   Gordon, Stephen V ^b,d   Berg, Stefan ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Ethiopia; Human; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CATTLE; ETHIOPIA; FOLLOW UP; GRAZING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; TOBACCO; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ETHIOPIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79955790005     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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