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A first record of Brucella abortus (Bang) in the cattle of Mauritius; and data on the possible occurrence locally of undulant fever in man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Lewis Webb  and
A. M. Lilly Webb
J. Lewis Webb
Affiliation:
Central Laboratory, Medical and Health Department, Mauritius
A. M. Lilly Webb
Affiliation:
Central Laboratory, Medical and Health Department, Mauritius
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1. Recovery of a strain of Brucella abortus Bang from a foetus aborted by a cow in Mauritius is reported.

2. Agglutination tests performed on samples of blood from cows of the Government Dairy indicate that contagious abortion of cattle is present in this country; approximately 24% of the animals from the Government Dairy belonged to the latent or past infection group; 18 % to the active infection group and 15% were presumptive bacilli excreters.

3. As aresult of agglutination tests with the blood serum from man Undulant fever due to Br. abortus is suspected to occur in Mauritius.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , December 1948 , pp. 419 - 421
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1948

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