Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Full Length Research Paper

First mass screening of the human population to estimate the bio-load of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in North India

Shoor Vir Singh
  • Shoor Vir Singh
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Naveen Kumar
  • Naveen Kumar
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Jagdip Singh Sohal
  • Jagdip Singh Sohal
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Ajay Vir Singh
  • Ajay Vir Singh
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Pravin Kumar Singh
  • Pravin Kumar Singh
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Narottam Das Agrawal
  • Narottam Das Agrawal
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Saurabh Gupta
  • Saurabh Gupta
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Kundan Kumar Chaubey
  • Kundan Kumar Chaubey
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Rajib Deb
  • Rajib Deb
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Kuldeep Dhama
  • Kuldeep Dhama
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Krishna Dutta Rawat
  • Krishna Dutta Rawat
  • Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO - Farah, Pin- 281 122, Dist - Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  •  Accepted: 24 October 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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