Parasites and diseases of bison in Canada IV. Serologic survey for brucellosis in bison in northern Canada.
Serum samples collected from 2,365 free-roaming hybrid bison (Bison bison bison x Bison bison athabascae) in Wood Buffalo National Park and adjacent areas in the Northwest Territories were tested for brucellosis during the period 1959 to 1974. A positive reaction was obtained in 739 (31.2%) of the animals tested. The overall effect of brucellosis on this free-roaming bison population is unknown. The authors also dealt with some of the actual and possible consequences of the disease in this population.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002170:Canada