Oluwadare Franklyn Ayomide*

Department of Veterinary Services, Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Oluwadare Franklyn Ayomide, Department of Veterinary Services, Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Nigeria.

Received: May 11, 2022 Published: May 19, 2022

Abstract

On the cold dusty morning of Monday 17th January 2022., around 9:30am, I was at Central (CA) Amosun, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria, where I currently work as a veterinary meat inspector as part of the mandatory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme in Nigeria.

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Citation

Citation: Oluwadare Franklyn Ayomide. “Tuberculosis; The Tale of a Detective and a Potential Bioterrorist". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.6 (2022): 24-27.

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