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In domestic animals,\n                    <jats:italic>S. ransomi<\/jats:italic>\n                    was detected in pigs, a zoonotic lineage\n                    <jats:italic>S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n                    haplotype was detected in one dog, and another haplotype closely related to\n                    <jats:italic>S. ransomi<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>S. venezuelensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    was identified in another dog. The presence of zoonotic\n                    <jats:italic>S. fuelleborni<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n                    in Bwindi ecosystem poses a threat to mountain gorilla as well as human public health. 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