| domestic animals as carriers of bordetella species in senegal. | despite intense efforts to maintain a high level of vaccine coverage against human whooping cough, rural senegalese areas are still endemic for bordetella pertussis. one explanation being the potential existence of animal reservoirs, the objective of this work was to precise the carriage by domestic animals of bacteria belonging to the genus bordetella in senegal. bacteriological samples (swabs and aspirates) were obtained from various domestic animals living in different parts of the country. n ... | 2006 | 16796515 |