Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area

by The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and international trade. In cattle, the primary cause of brucellosis is Brucella abortus, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that also affects wildlife, including bison and elk. As a result of the Brucellosis Eradication Program that began in 1934, most of the country is now free of bovine brucellosis. The Greater...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309458315
• ISBN13: 9780309458313
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 210 Pages