Brucellae through the food chain: The role of sheep, goats and springbok (Antidorcus marsupialis) as sources of human infections in Namibia

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Magwedere, K ^a,c   Bishia, A ^a   Tjipura Zaire, G ^b   Eberle, G ^b   Hemberger, Y ^a   Hoffman, L C ^c   Dziva, F ^d  

^a Directorate of Veterinary Services   (Namibia)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory Windhoek   (Namibia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Brucellosis; Goats; Namibia; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDORCUS MARSUPIALIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; COFFEE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CROSS REACTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MILK; NAMIBIA; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASTEURIZATION; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; BOS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84857591278     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v82i4.75     Document Type: Article

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