The Burden of Mycobacterial Disease in Ethiopian Cattle: Implications for Public Health

Stefan Berg; Rebuma Firdessa; Meseret Habtamu; Endalamaw Gadisa; Araya Mengistu; Lawrence Yamuah; Gobena Ameni; Martin Vordermeier; Brian D. Robertson; Noel H. Smith; Howard Engers; Douglas Young; R. Glyn Hewinson; Abraham Aseffa; Stephen V. Gordon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005068

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The Burden of Mycobacterial Disease in Ethiopian Cattle: Implications for Public Health

Stefan Berg,

Affiliation TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Rebuma Firdessa,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Meseret Habtamu,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Endalamaw Gadisa,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Araya Mengistu,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Lawrence Yamuah,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Gobena Ameni,

Affiliations Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Martin Vordermeier,

Affiliation TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Brian D. Robertson,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
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Noel H. Smith,

Affiliation TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Howard Engers,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Douglas Young,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
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R. Glyn Hewinson,

Affiliation TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Abraham Aseffa,

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Stephen V. Gordon

* E-mail: stephen.gordon@ucd.ie

Affiliations TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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The Burden of Mycobacterial Disease in Ethiopian Cattle: Implications for Public Health

Stefan Berg,
Rebuma Firdessa,
Meseret Habtamu,
Endalamaw Gadisa,
Araya Mengistu,
Lawrence Yamuah,
Gobena Ameni,
Martin Vordermeier,
Brian D. Robertson,
Noel H. Smith

Published: April 7, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005068

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Publisher's Note: Correction to Figure 1

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 27 Apr 2009 at 21:41 GMT

Geographical distribution of Mycobacterium isolates from cattle in Ethiopia
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A formatting error has occurred in the legend in the upper right-hand corner of Figure 1. Please view the corrected Figure 1 here: http://www.plosone.org/corrections/pone.0005068.g001.cn.tif

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