Brucellosis is an important zoonosis and a significant cause of reproductive losses in
animals. Abortion, placentitis, epididymitis, and orchitis are the most common clinical …

Brucellae infections have been documented world-wide over the years in a great variety of
terrestrial wildlife species. Recently, brucellae infections have also been reported in a wide …

CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, Second Edition is the only handbook
specifically devoted to marine mammal medicine and health. With 66 contributors working …

The epidemiological link between brucellosis in wildlife and brucellosis in livestock and
people is widely recognised. When studying brucellosis in wildlife, three questions arise:(i) …

Background The role of wildlife as a brucellosis reservoir for humans and domestic livestock
remains to be properly established. The aim of this work was to determine the aetiology …

Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) is based on the rotational differences between a
small soluble antigen molecule in solution (labelled with a fluorochrome) and the antigen …

In the decade since the preparation of the chapter on bacterial and mycotic diseases for the
first edition of this book, innumerable advances have improved our ability to diagnose, treat …

Background Brucellosis in livestock causes enormous losses for economies of developing
countries and poses a severe health risk to consumers of dairy products. Little information is …

We developed nanoparticles with tailored magnetic properties for direct and sensitive
detection of biomolecules in biological samples in a single step. Thermally blocked …

The bison (Bison bison) of the Yellowstone ecosystem, USA, exemplify the difficulty of
conserving large mammals that migrate across the boundaries of conservation areas. Bison …