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DGHI, partners identify new human pathogen in Africa

posted August 24th, 2010

A new form of bacteria has been found to cause disease among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. Termed Mycobacterium sherrisii, the organism has been officially recognized as a new species by a team of scientists, including Duke infectious diseases scientist and DGHI member John Crump and DGHI partners at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).

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