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2026
Salmonella is named after D. E. Salmon, an American bacteriologist, who first isolated the bacteria from a pig intestine in 1884. The Salmonella bacteria is a Gram-negative, motile, hydrogen sulfide producing, an acid-labile facultative intracellular micro ...
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January 1, 2025
Brucellosis is caused by Brucella species acquired by contact with or consumption of raw products from reservoir animals, including camels, cattle, goats, pigs, and sheep. The disease is concentrated among pastoralists who manage large livestock herds (Bod ...
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January 1, 2025
Leptospirosis is a common zoonosis that is under-recognized in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (Costa et al. 2015). Climate change, changing agricultural practices and rapid urbanization suggest that leptospirosis will continue to be a major cause of illn ...
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December 14, 2023
Typhoid fever is an invasive bacterial disease associated with bloodstream infection that causes a high burden of disease in Africa and Asia. Typhoid primarily affects individuals ranging from infants through to young adults. The causative organism, Salmon ...
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January 1, 2023
Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella Paratyphi A, Salmonella Paratyphi B, Salmonella Paratyphi C, and Salmonella Sendai are either solely or almost exclusively pathogens of humans; they cause primarily enteric fever rather than diarrhea, and transmission is usuall ...
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