Mycobacterial lineages causing pulmonary and extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, Ethiopia

  • Rebuma Firdessa
  • , Stefan Berg
  • , Elena Hailu
  • , Esther Schelling
  • , Balako Gumi
  • , Girume Erenso
  • , Endalamaw Gadisa
  • , Teklu Kiros
  • , Meseret Habtamu
  • , Jemal Hussein
  • , Jakob Zinsstag
  • , Brian D. Robertson
  • , Gobena Ameni
  • , Amanda J. Lohan
  • , Brendan Loftus
  • , Iñaki Comas
  • , Sebastien Gagneux
  • , Rea Tschopp
  • , Lawrence Yamuah
  • , Glyn Hewinson
  • Stephen V. Gordon, Douglas B. Young, Abraham Aseffa*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Molecular typing of 964 specimens from patients in Ethiopia with lymph node or pulmonary tuberculosis showed a similar distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains between the 2 disease manifestations and a minimal role for M. bovis. We report a novel phylogenetic lineage of M. tuberculosis strongly associated with the Horn of Africa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)460-463
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Mar 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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