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Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective

This book recounts the biology of M. bovis, followed by the status of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in African countries, primarily based on zoonotic and epidemiological field reports. Since the accumulation of data is valueless unless it led to practicable control measures, emphasis is put on locally a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dibaba, Asseged B. (Editor), Kriek, Nicolaas P. J. (Editor), Thoen, Charles O. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Subjects:
Virology
Microbiology
Zoology
Veterinary Medicine/veterinary Science
Epidemiology
Veterinary Medicine
Medical Microbiology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1 Human and animal tuberculosis in Africa
  • Introduction
  • The current status of bovine tuberculosis in Africa
  • Bovine TB Zoonosis in Africa
  • The control of Mycobacterium bovis infections in Africa: a One Health approach
  • Tuberculosis in African Wildlife
  • The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Africa
  • Section 2
  • Epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Africa
  • The epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Africa
  • Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Africa
  • The diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis
  • The control of bovine tuberculosis in Africa
  • Section 3 Country reports
  • Bovine tuberculosis: Status, epidemiology, and public health implications in Burkina Faso
  • The status of bovine tuberculosis in Cameroon
  • Bovine tuberculosis in Egypt
  • The status of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: Challenges and opportunities for its future control and prevention
  • Bovine tuberculosis in Ghana
  • The status of bovine tuberculosis in Malawi
  • Bovine tuberculosis in Nigeria: Historical perspective, burden, risk factors, and challenges for its diagnosis and control
  • Bovine tuberculosis in Rwanda
  • BTB control strategies in livestock and wildlife in South Africa
  • Bovine tuberculosis in the Republic of Sudan: A critical review
  • A changing landscape of bovine tuberculosis in Tanzania
  • Holes and patches: An account of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in Uganda
  • Bovine tuberculosis in Zambia.

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