Effectiveness of Brucella abortus Strain 19 single calfhood vaccination in elk (Cervus elaphus)
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Abstract
Brucellosis in Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) bison and elk has been a source of controversy and focus of the Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee (GYIBC) for years. Brucellosis has been eradicated from cattle in the 3 states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho and all three states currently are classified as “brucellosis free” with regard to livestock. Yet free-ranging elk that attend feedgrounds in the GYA, and bison in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, still have high seroprevalence to the disease and are viewed as a threat to the state-federal cooperative national brucellosis eradication program. Recently, cattle in eastern Idaho were found infected with brucellosis and transmission was apparently from fed elk. The GYIBC, formed of state and federal agencies involved in wildlife and livestock management in the 3 states, has committed to eventual elimination of the disease from wildlife. Management tools to control or eliminate the disease are limited; however, wildlife vaccination is one of the methods currently employed. Effective wildlife vaccination depends on dose efficacy, deliverability, and safety to non-targeted species. We commenced a single-dose efficacy study of vaccine Brucella abortus strain 19 (S19) in elk in 1999.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Effectiveness of Brucella abortus Strain 19 single calfhood vaccination in elk (Cervus elaphus) |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 149 |
| Last page | 150 |
| Conference Title | 51st Annual Wildlife Disease Association Conference |
| Conference Location | Arcata, CA |
| Conference Date | July 28-August 1, 2002 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Yellowstone National Park |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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