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Comparative Study
. 2011 Dec;18(12):2075-8.
doi: 10.1128/CVI.05383-11. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Comparison of abortion and infection after experimental challenge of pregnant bison and cattle with Brucella abortus strain 2308

S C Olsen  1 , C Johnson
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Comparative Study

Comparison of abortion and infection after experimental challenge of pregnant bison and cattle with Brucella abortus strain 2308

S C Olsen et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

A comparative study was conducted using data from naive bison (n = 45) and cattle (n = 46) from 8 and 6 studies, respectively, in which a standardized Brucella abortus strain 2308 experimental challenge was administered during midgestation. The incidence of abortion, fetal infection, uterine or mammary infection, or infection in maternal tissues after experimental challenge was greater (P < 0.05) in bison than in cattle. In animals that did abort, the time between experimental challenge and abortion was shorter (P < 0.05) for bison than for cattle. Brucella colonization of four target tissues and serologic responses on the standard tube agglutination test at the time of abortion did not differ (P > 0.05) between cattle and bison. The results of our study suggest that naive bison and cattle have similarities and differences after experimental exposure to a virulent B. abortus strain. Although our data suggest that bison may be more susceptible to infection with Brucella, some pathogenic characteristics of brucellosis were similar between bison and cattle.

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