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Molecular detection and characterization of Brucella species in raw informally marketed milk from Uganda
- Source :
- Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, Vol 6, Iss 0, Pp 1-4 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
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Abstract
- This study identified and characterized Brucella species in the informal milk chain in Uganda. A total of 324 cattle bulk milk samples were screened for the genus Brucella by real-time PCR with primers targeting the bcsp31 gene and further characterized by the omp25 gene. Of the samples tested, 6.5% were positive for Brucella species. In the omp25 phylogeny, the study sequences were found to form a separate clade within the branch containing B. abortus sequences. The study shows that informally marketed cattle milk in Uganda is a likely risk factor for human brucellosis and confirms that B. abortus is present in the cattle population. This information is important for potential future control measures, such as vaccination of cattle.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20008686
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 0
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8e07866c773c42578cb26a5b491cd0c4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3402/iee.v6.32442