Seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep and isolation of Brucella abortus biovar 6 in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 957-965

  Gumaa, M M ^a   Osman, H M ^b   Omer, M M ^a   El Sanousi, E M ^b   Godfroid, J ^c,d   Ahmed, A M ^b  

^a Kassala Veterinary Research Laboratory   (Sudan)

^b Veterinary Research Institute   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus biovar 6; Brucella melitensis biovar 2; Brucellosis; Eastern sudan; Epidemiology; Livestock; Reservoir host; Spillover host sub saharan africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CAMELIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SUDAN; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SUDAN;

EID: 84924428132     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.33.3.2333     Document Type: Article

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