Paratuberculosis: A Potential Zoonosis and a Neglected Disease in Africa

The <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subspecies <i>paratuberculosis</i> (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis, which is an economically important disease of ruminants. The zoonotic role of MAP in Crohn’s disease and, to a lesser extent, in ulcerative colitis, the two maj...

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Main Authors: Julius Boniface Okuni, Sören Hansen, Kamal H. Eltom, ElSagad Eltayeb, Ahmad Amanzada, Joseph Amesa Omega, Claus Peter Czerny, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Lonzy Ojok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/7/1007