Global spread of Salmonella Enteritidis via centralized sourcing and international trade of poultry breeding stocks
Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis is a pathogen of poultry that can cause outbreaks in humans. Here the authors use genomic and trade data to investigate a pandemic in the 1980s, finding evidence that international trade of breeding stocks led to global spread of the pathogen.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25319-7 |