brucellosis

The bison had been in containment for nearly two years to assure they were free of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock to miscarry.

Male bison must be quarantined for a year before they can be deemed free of the disease.

Brucellosis has been eradicated from the United States with the exception of areas in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming near the park.

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists at the University of Wyoming are hopeful their brucellosis studies may produce a better vaccine for livestock and are studying whether a change in vaccination procedures could offer better control.

The Governor’s Brucellosis Coordination Team will meet in Worland, WY on November 12, 2014 at the Worland Community Center to discuss various brucellosis related issues. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and items on the agenda include a State Veterinarian update, a report on the revised Brucellosis affected herd plan for cattle and bison, updates on funded research projects by Univers

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Two elk have tested positive for brucellosis in the Bighorn Mountains. However, no cattle in the same area have been found with the disease. State Veterinarian Jim Logan is recommending a risk assessment of livestock and advised area livestock producers to conduct voluntary surveillance for brucellosis...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are turning new attention to elk as the source of the disease brucellosis following a string of infections in livestock, with plans to alter management of the popular big game species in parts of the state around Yellowstone National Park...

Yellowstone National Park is a reservoir of brucellosis.

A test group of 25 bison will be herded out of Yellowstone National Park north into the Gardiner Basin Wednesday morning.