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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2019

Disseminated tuberculosis in a cow and a dromedary bull-camel in Zamfara State in Nigeria.

Ibrahim Ahmad, Caleb A Kudi, Abdullahi A Magaji, Yusuf Yakubu, Mansur D Salisu, Samuel Shuaibu, Zaharadden M Daninna

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ibrahim AhmadDirectorate of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-0197-3544
Caleb A KudiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Abdullahi A MagajiDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Yusuf YakubuDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Mansur D SalisuNational Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0733-4391
Samuel ShuaibuDirectorate of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria.
Zaharadden M DaninnaFederal Medical Center Gusau, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria.
Ahmadu Bello University · NGFederal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development · NGUsmanu Danfodiyo University · NGFederal Medical Centre · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2017, cases of generalized tuberculosis (TB) were identified in a cow and a bull-camel, slaughtered at the Gusau abattoir in Zamfara State Nigeria. The objective of this study was to identify the cause of the gross pathology on the account of disseminated lesions widely distributed in different body parts of the animals. Tissue samples were analysed using Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain and region of difference (RD) deletion typing. Results obtained by laboratory investigations revealed infection with acid-fast tubercle bacilli in affected tissues from the cow and the dromedary bull-camel. This study presents the first molecular evidence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in a Nigerian dromedary camel, demonstrated the ease of identification of the acid-fast bacilli using molecular method which improves diagnosis and can aid epidemiological studies.

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CamelusAnimalsCattleFemaleMaleMycobacterium bovisNigeriaTuberculosisTuberculosis, Bovinecowdisseminated tuberculosisdromedary camelNigeria

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