"The hunters can test the hunted pig in the field, or at home and know if that disease is present before butchering or ...

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Brucella. The bacteria can spread from animals to humans. There are several different strains of Brucella bacteria. Some types ...

A new study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and harmful bacteria that can be ...

A Florida mans hankering for feral pig landed him in the hospital. A Florida man in his 70s found himself in a medical crisis after unknowingly contracting a rare bacterial infection while handling ...

It’s not every day that doctors see a Brucella infection among their patients. The disease is rare in the United States, with only about 120 cases annually. But when brucellosis is suspected, it’s ...

ROCKVILLE, MD.-- Scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), in collaboration with colleagues at Virginia Tech, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center and the ...

A Florida man in his 70s developed a rare Brucella suis bacterial infection from handling and eating feral pig meat, which infected his defibrillator years later. Despite multiple hospital visits and ...

Armed with dart guns and medical pellets, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are vaccinating bison in and around Yellowstone National Park against brucellosis. Researchers from the ARS ...

Brucellosis is an infectious disease that causes flu-like symptoms, and it can spread from animals to humans. Without treatment, brucellosis can lead to serious complications. Brucellosis occurs due ...