Brucella Abortus strain RB51 vaccination in elk II. Failure of high dosage to prevent abortion

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Kreeger, Terry J ^a   Cook, Walter E ^a   Edwards, William H ^a   Elzer, Philip H ^b   Olsen, Steven C ^c  

^a WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Brucella abortus; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Strain RB51; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VETERINARY ABORTION; ZOONOSIS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0036357041     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.27     Document Type: Article

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