A survey of brucellosis and tuberculosis in bison in and around Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada

• Main Authors: Tessaro, Stacy V., Forbes, Lorry B., Turcotte, Claude
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: Articles; Canada; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1480764; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17423532

Examinations of complete or partial remains of 72 bison found dead in and around Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada, revealed evidence of brucellosis in 18 (25%) and tuberculosis in 15 (21%), with a combined prevalence of 42%. Urease-positive and ureasenegative strains of Brucella abortus biovar 1,...