Environmental persistence of Brucella abortus in the Greater Yellowstone Area

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-261

  Aune, Keith ^a   Rhyan, Jack C ^b   Russell, Robin ^c   Roffe, Thomas J ^d   Corso, Barbara ^e  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^d DOI   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion; bacterial persistence; birth site; bison; Bison bison; Brucella abortus; brucellosis; fetal disappearance; Greater Yellowstone Area; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; DATA MANAGEMENT; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBRYO; FIELDWORK; GRAZING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIONAL PARK; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAVENGER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURVIVAL;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BISON; BISON BISON; BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84856089487     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.274     Document Type: Article

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