Brucella biovars isolated from nomadic cattle in the southern Darfur Province of western Sudan.
The occurrence of brucellosis and the identification of biovars of Brucella species isolated from infected cattle were studied in nomadic, semi-nomadic and sedentary populations in the South Darfur Province of Western Sudan. Brucellosis was widespread in the area and in all management systems investigated. Forty-one strains of B. abortus were isolated and all were found to be biovar 6.
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Nyala Regional Veterinary Research Laboratory, Sudan.
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D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*