Interspecies Transmission of Brucella abortus
Bridgewater DR (ed). 1997. Interspecies Transmission of Brucella abortus. USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Veterinary Services. Western Regional Office; Englewood, Colorado
This paper addresses only the interspecies transmission of Brucella abortus (B. abortus) between domestic bovine, domestic equine, captive bison, free-ranging wild elk and free-ranging wild bison. Moose were included, however, because B. abortus in this animal produces a generalized and an apparently fatal disease. Other wildlife species, e.g., deer, pronghorn antelope, mountain sheep, coyotes, wolves and bear, to name a few, are epidemiologically regarded to be of no significance in the maintenance and transmission of B. abortus.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 1997-09-17
- Publisher
- USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Veterinary Services
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Bacteria, Bison, Brucella, Brucella abortus, Brucellosis, Cattle, Elk, interspecies transmission, Moose, Transmission, Wildlife Health