Bacillus anthracis Diversity and Geographic Potential across Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad: Further Support of a Novel West African Lineage.

• Main Authors: Jason K Blackburn (Author), Moses Ode Odugbo (Author), Matthew Van Ert (Author), Bob O'Shea (Author), Jocelyn Mullins (Author), Vincent Perreten (Author), Angaya Maho (Author), Martin Hugh-Jones (Author), Ted Hadfield (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zoonoses, diseases affecting both humans and animals, can exert tremendous pressures on human and veterinary health systems, particularly in resource limited countries. Anthrax is one such zoonosis of concern and is a disease requiring greater public health attention in Nigeria. Here we describe the...