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Going out with a Bangs: Control of Human Brucellosis by means of an Animal Vaccine

tsmith | June 22, 2012

This is the thirteenth of 16 student posts, guest-authored by Jessica Ludvik. One Disease, Many Species Brucellosis, more commonly known as undulant fever in humans or bangs disease in cattle, is one of the oldest bacterial scourges of livestock-producing nations, especially those in which the animals live in close proximity with the human population. The disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Within this category are many species of bacteria, each almost exclusive to a particular animal species. A few of the most common seen in veterinary and human medicine today are…

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