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Abstract
An outbreak of shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei, is reported in laboratory maintained marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and tamarins (Saguinus nigricollis). The clinical signs and pathological lesions are described and the microbiological findings discussed. Control of the disease was based upon hygiene and antibiotic therapy and the consequences of this approach are described in detail.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 819574 PMCID: PMC2129672 DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400055340
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hyg (Lond) ISSN: 0022-1724