Brucellosis in Moose (Alces alces). A Serological Survey in an Open Range Cattle Area of North Central British Columbia Recently Infected with Bovine Brucellosis

A serological survey for Brucella abortus antibodies in mature cow moose (Alces alces) was made in an area of northcentral British Columbia which recently had been heavily infected with bovine brucellosis and in which there was considerable intermixing of moose and range cattle. No evidence of Bruce...

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Main Authors: Hudson, M., Child, K. N., Hatler, D. F., Fujino, K. K., Hodson, K. A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1980
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1789670
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7363258
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Summary:A serological survey for Brucella abortus antibodies in mature cow moose (Alces alces) was made in an area of northcentral British Columbia which recently had been heavily infected with bovine brucellosis and in which there was considerable intermixing of moose and range cattle. No evidence of Brucella infection was found in the moose tested and it was concluded that they were probably not of great significance in the epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in the study area and were therefore unlikely to have hindered attempts to eradicate brucellosis from the cattle in that area.