SPADA
STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS (SPADA) Background & Fitness for Purpose Brucella suis
Frank F. Roberto, PhD k ll Roc vi e, MD 23 March 2016
Background • Brucellosis, aka Malta Fever, undulant fever, Bang’s Disease, fistulous withers (in horses) • The causal agent is an intracellular bacterial pathogen, first isolated after cases of the disease in garrison troops on the island of Malta who drank infected goat’s milk (Sir David Bruce, “Micrococcus melitensis”) • Pasteurization of dairy products and culling of infected animals have reduced the prevalence of the disease in many domesticated species, but wildlife reservoirs remain throughout the world including US
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