Brucella Abortus strain RB51 vaccination in elk I. Efficacy of reduced dosage

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-26

  Cook, Walter E ^a,b   Williams, Elizabeth S ^a   Thorne, E Tom ^b   Kreeger, Terry J ^b   Stout, Glen ^b,e   Bardsley, Katie ^b   Edwards, Hank ^b   Schurig, Gerhardt ^c   Colby, Lesley A ^c   Enright, Fred ^d   Elzer, Philip H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e 3515 Ponderosa Way ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Cervus elaphus nelsoni; Rocky Mountain elk; Strain RB51; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BUFFALO; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VETERINARY ABORTION; ZOONOSIS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BISON; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0036358234     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.18     Document Type: Article

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