title: Mycobacterium bovis isolates from tuberculous lesions in Chadian zebu carcasses.
abstract: This slaughterhouse study in Chad shows higher proportions of Mycobacterium bovis isolates among Mbororo than Arabe zebu cattle. Spoligotyping shows a homogenetic population structure for M. bovis and lack of spacer 30, as were found in neighboring Cameroon and Nigeria. This finding suggests transborder and ongoing transmission between cattle.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Recherches Vétérinaires et Zootechniques de Farcha, N'Djaména, Chad.
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diguimbaye-Djaibé
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hilty
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ngandolo
authors.forename: Hassane H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Mahamat
authors.forename: Gaby E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pfyffer
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baggi
authors.forename: Glyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hewinson
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zinsstag
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schelling
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial