Safety of Brucella abortus strain RB51 in black bears.
In two studies conducted from October 1999 to March 2000 and December 2000 to April 2001, adult black bears (Ursus americanus) were orally inoculated with 1.4-3.1 x 10(10) colony-forming units (CFU) of Brucella abortus strain RB51 (SRB51, n=12) or 2 ml of 0.15 M NaCl solution (saline, n=11). We did not detect a difference (P>0.05) in antibody titers to SRB51 in serum obtained before vaccination, at 8 wk after vaccination, or at necropsy at 21 or 23 wk after vaccination between SRB51-vaccinated and nonvaccinated bears. The SRB51 vaccine strain was recovered from tissues obtained at necropsy from one of six SRB51-vaccinated bears in study 1, but none of the six SRB51-vaccinated bears in study 2. Vaccination of black bears with SRB51 did not appear to influence (P>0.05) reproductive performance.
Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. solsen@nadc.ars.usda.gov
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002004:Brucella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012449:Safety; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D001503:Ursidae / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002004:Brucella Vaccine