Non Typhoidal Salmonellosis (NTS): A Global concern
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Animal contact as a source of human non-typhoidal salmonellosis
Non-typhoidal Salmonella represents an important human and animal pathogen world-wide. Most human salmonellosis cases are foodborne, but each year infections are also acquired through direct or indirect animal contact in homes, veterinary clinics, zoological gardens, farm environments or other public, professional or private settings. Clinically affected animals may exhibit a higher prevalence ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastrointestinal Infections
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2277-5862
DOI: 10.5005/jogi-2-1-1