title: Bovine brucellosis.
abstract: Infection of cattle caused by Brucella abortus (ie, bovine brucellosis) has been of political importance in the United States for many decades. The most common clinical manifestation of brucellosis in natural hosts is reproductive loss resulting from abortion, birth of weak offspring, or infertility. Brucellosis regulatory programs were primarily developed as the most efficient way to prevent human infections. This article discusses cattle vaccination with B abortus strains 19 and RB51. Other reservoir hosts for this organism and other Brucella spp in cattle have also been visited.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA 50010, USA. Steven.olsen@ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tatum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002417:Cattle; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines