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Revisiting brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area / Committee on Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- A Consensus Study Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brucellosis in cattle--Yellowstone National Park Region--Prevention.
- Brucellosis in cattle.
- United States--Yellowstone National Park.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and international trade. In cattle, the primary cause of brucellosis is Brucella abortus, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that also affects wildlife, including bison and elk. As a result of the Brucellosis Eradication Program that began in 1934, most of the country is now free of bovine brucellosis. The Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA), where brucellosis is endemic in bison and elk, is the last known B. abortus reservoir in the United States. The GYA is home to more than 5,500 bison that are the genetic descendants of the original free-ranging bison herds that survived in the early 1900s, and home to more than 125,000 elk whose habitats are managed through interagency efforts, including the National Elk Refuge and 22 supplemental winter feedgrounds maintained in Wyoming." -- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Geographical scope of populations and disease and change in land use
- 3. Ecology and epidemiology of Brucella abortus in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem
- 4. Scientific progress and new research tools
- 5. Federal, State, and regional management efforts
- 6. Adaptive management
- 7. Management options
- 8. Economic issues in managing brucellosis
- 9. Remaining gaps for understanding and controlling brucellosis
- 10. Overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations
- Appendix A: Biographical sketches of committee members
- Appendix B: Open session meeting agendas.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 3, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-309-45834-X
- 0-309-45832-3
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