Committee on Brucellosis

The purpose of the Brucellosis Committee is to provide the support and direction needed to achieve the complete eradication of the disease in the United States. After the disease is eliminated from the United States, the focus will be on protecting the United States from introduction of the disease by maintaining strict health standards, through trade negotiations and other safeguarding and biosecurity efforts for the protection of animal and public health.

The Brucellosis Committee serves as a forum and clearing house for ideas and proposals that have been submitted to it by state and federal members, industry representatives, researchers, wildlife interests and others. The Brucellosis Committee maintains two subcommittees, education and scientific, that serve to facilitate the goals of the committee.

Members

Committee Member Directory

Related Information

Greater Yellowstone Area Brucellosis Reports:
USAHA Laramie Agenda: A Roadmap for Improved Vaccines, Vaccine Delivery, and Testing for Brucellosis in Elk and Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area [1.58 Mb]

Technical Report: Enhancing Brucellosis Vaccines, Vaccine Delivery, and Surveillance Diagnostics for Elk and Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area [2.96 Mb]

2012 Presentations

Mexico Brucellosis Update
— Dr. Jose Alfredo Gutierrez, CGRPA, Mexico

ARS Brucellosis Research Update and Select Agent Information
— Dr. Steve Olsen, ARS

Brucellosis and Elk Group Size
— Neil Anderson, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Reports

Resolutions

2012: Resolution 17: BRUCELLOSIS IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA
2011: Resolution 24: USE OF BUFFERED ACID PLATE ANTIGEN AND FLOURESCENT POLARIZATION ASSAY IN CERVIDS; Resolution 25: REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH; Resolution 26: CALFHOOD VACCINATION OF BISON UP TO TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF AGE; Resolution 27: REPORTING OF FOLLOW UP ON TRACE INVESTIGATIONS FROM SUSPECT ANIMALS
2010: Resolution 22: UPDATING THE BRUCELLOSIS IN CERVIDAE UNIFORM METHODS AND RULES; Resolution 23: BRUCELLOSIS INDEMNITY FUNDING; Resolution 24: WINTER FEEDING OF ELK AND BISON IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA
2009: Resolution 32: CONSORTIUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BRUCELLOSIS SCIENCE; Resolution 33: STANDARDIZATION OF BRUCELLA ABORTUS TESTING FOR ELK; Resolution 34: SWINE BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE; Resolution 35: SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BRUCELLOSIS CONCEPT PAPER PUBLISHED OCTOBER 5, 2009 IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER; Resolution 36: REVIEW OF SELECT AGENT STATUS FOR BRUCELLA ABORTUS
2008: Resolution 21: Review of Select Agent Status for Brucella abortus; Resolution 22: Revise the Code of Federal Regulations for Brucellosis and Provide Funding to Address the Risk of Transmission from Wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Area
2007: Resolution 1: Publication of the Proposed Cervid Brucellosis Rule in the Federal Register; Resolution 72: Calfhood Vaccination of Bison; Resolution 73: Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area; Resolution 74: Celebrate the Eradication of Brucellosis in Livestock from the United States when the Country is Declared Brucellosis Free; Resolution 76: Brucellosis Laboratory Consolidation; Resolution 77: Proposed Adjustments to National Brucellosis Surveillance
2006: Resolution 31: Code of Federal Regulations Changes, Swine Brucellosis
2005: Resolution 33: Brucella ovis Testing Standardization; Resolution 43: Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA)
2004: Resolution 17: Brucellosis and Pseudorabies in Feral Swine; Resolution 30: Reduction and Elimination of Brucellosis in Wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Area; Resolution 31: Development of Protocols to Allow Conduct of Critical Research Related to Brucella Species