brucellosis

Noun

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an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

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Brucellosis is an infectious disease that appears in elk, bison and cattle and causes abortions, low milk production and infertility. Source: Internet

Although some cattle outside of the park have tested positive for exposure to brucellosis — which results in constrictive and expensive quarantines — the transmissions have been traced to wild elk, which also carry the disease. Source: Internet

Most producers also vaccinate heifers for brucellosis between 4 and 12 months of age, he said. Source: Internet

It could be due to a reproductive disease such as vibriosis especially in bulls, leptospirosis and brucellosis. Source: Internet

The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture, engaged in a campaign to keep the country free of bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis, diseases which affect cattle. Source: Internet

To enable export of cattle, the sanitary status of bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis of Belize national herd has to be determined. Source: Internet

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