Risk Factors Associated with Bovine Tuberculosis and Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium bovis Strains in Urban Settings in Niger

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 490-502

  Boukary, A R ^a,b,c,f   Thys, E ^b   Rigouts, L ^b,d   Matthys, F ^b   Berkvens, D ^b   Mahamadou, I ^e   Yenikoye, A ^f   Saegerman, C ^c  

^a NGO Karkara ^*  (Niger)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Ministry of Livestock   (Niger)

^f UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Livestock; Mycobacterium bovis; Risk factors; Urban settings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CAMEL; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GOAT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NIGER; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GOATS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NIGER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84868191498     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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