News tagged with brucellosis

Feral pigs exposed to nasty bacteria

A North Carolina State University study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and harmful bacteria that can be ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists counter brucellosis threat to livestock and wildlife

Armed with dart guns and medical pellets, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are vaccinating bison in and around Yellowstone National Park against brucellosis.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Turner bid for Yellowstone bison draws protest

(AP) -- Ted Turner's bid to get 74 wild bison from Yellowstone National Park is drawing stiff opposition from those who say the animals are being given up for private profit instead of conservation.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Brucellosis pathogen persists in Botswana buffalo

The term "bush meat" conjures up images of exotic animals hunted by men in traditional dress using handmade weapons. But in reality, bush meat is a lot closer to our North American venison, quail, and pheasant ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists crack medieval bone code

Two teams of Michigan State University researchers – one working at a medieval burial site in Albania, the other at a DNA lab in East Lansing – have shown how modern science can unlock the mysteries ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Accused anthrax killer couldn't have done it

Colleagues of accused anthrax killer Bruce Ivins say evidence from the laboratory clearly demonstrates that Ivins could not have committed the crime.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

First successful embryo transfer in wood bison

University of Saskatchewan veterinary scientists and colleagues across Canada have recently carried out the world’s first successful embryo transfer in wood bison.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insights into Brucella and other gram negative bacteria infecting marine mammals

As with their terrestrial counterparts, marine mammals are colonized by a range of bacteria, some of which are friendly and others which can cause disease.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cattle plague's defeat holds valuable lessons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from the recently successful 50-year campaign to rid the world of cattle plague (rinderpest), could assist in controlling other devastating diseases such as foot and mouth ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bison slaughter challenged as habitat effort flops

(AP) -- Yellowstone National Park's iconic bison herds are suffering their worst winter in several years with almost 400 of the animals being held for possible slaughter - and a much-heralded initiative to ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers warn of tularemia in area feral hogs

(PhysOrg.com) -- After finding evidence in feral hogs of the bacteria that causes tularemia, researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University are warning hunters and ranchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel therapeutic approach shows promise against multiple bacterial pathogens

A team of scientists from government, academia and private industry has developed a novel treatment that protects mice from infection with the bacterium that causes tularemia, a highly infectious disease of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ted Turner gets OK for Yellowstone bison on ranch

(AP) -- The head of Montana's wildlife agency has given preliminary approval to a plan calling for 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park to go to billionaire Ted Turner's private ranch.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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