From: Circulating Brucella species in wild animals of the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania
Wild animal spp. | Tested (n) | Test method | |
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AMOS PCR (n = 12) | qPCR speciation (n = 16) | ||
Brucellaspp. (%)a | Brucellaspp. (%)a | ||
Lion | 19 | Brucella abortus (25) | B. abortus (38.0) |
Buffalo | 46 | Brucella abortus (8.3) | B. abortus (43.8) |
Wildebeest | 80 | Brucella suis (33.3) | NA |
Zebra | 25 | Brucella suis (8.3) | B. abortus (6.3) |
Impala | 10 | Brucella melitensis (8.3) | B. abortus (12.5) |
Hyena | 4 | Brucella suis (8.3) | NA |
Baboon | 5 | NA | NA |