Experimental infection of nontarget species of rodents and birds with Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccine

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 532-537

  Januszewski, Matt C ^a   Olsen, Steven C ^b   McLean, Robert G ^c   Clark, Larry ^a   Rhyan, Jack C ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Deer mice; Ground squirrels; Non targets; Ravens; RB51; Voles

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD DISEASE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; RODENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCIURIDAE; SONGBIRD; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BIRD DISEASES; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PEROMYSCUS; RODENT DISEASES; SAFETY; SCIURIDAE; SONGBIRDS; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035407338     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.532     Document Type: Article

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