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Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa
Author(s) -
Prince Asare,
Adwoa Asante-Poku,
Diana Ahu Prah,
Sònia Borrell,
Stephen Osei-Wusu,
Isaac Darko Otchere,
Audrey Forson,
Gloria Adjapong,
Kwadwo A. Koram,
Sébastien Gagneux,
Dorothy YeboahManu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.05.014
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , transmission (telecommunications) , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , outbreak , biology , typing , molecular epidemiology , population , mycobacterium , virology , lineage (genetic) , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , medicine , genetics , environmental health , pathology , gene , electrical engineering , engineering
Understanding transmission dynamics is useful for tuberculosis (TB) control. A population-based molecular epidemiological study was conducted to determine TB transmission in Ghana.

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