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... Since the National Research Council (NRC) issued the 1998 report Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area, brucellosis has re-emerged in domestic cattle and bison herds in the GYA; from 19982016, 22 cattle herds and 5 privately owned bison herds were affected in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
From page 2...
... abortus transmission from elk, federal and state agencies should use an active adaptive management approach that would include iterative hypothesis testing and mandated periodic scientific assessments. Management actions should include multiple, complementary strategies over a long period of time and should set goals demonstrating incremental progress toward reducing the risk of transmission from and among elk.
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... While there are knowledge gaps that limit understanding of actual risk, the options below are possible adaptive management approaches to reduce risk of B abortus transmission and to inform future risk management plans.
From page 4...
... abortus among elk and are likely responsible for causing and maintaining elevated seroprevalence in those areas. The potential options below for management interventions in feedgrounds could be further evaluated using an active adaptive management approach, with the interventions applied singularly or in combination.
From page 5...
... Spatial and temporal separation also plays an important role in reducing transmission risk from elk. Separation of susceptible and infected animals during high-risk periods has been and should continue to be utilized as a risk reduction tool; it is further discussed in the report in the context of specific management approaches.
From page 6...
... Brucellosis vaccination has been an important part of the program to eradicate brucellosis from domestic cattle, and it is effective when used in conjunction with other disease management approaches such as quarantine, herd management to reduce intra-herd transmission, and test and removal. The significant reduction in risk of transmission among vaccinated cattle provides sufficient reason to continue calfhood and adult vaccination of high-risk cattle when coupled with other risk reduction approaches (Conclusion 8)
From page 7...
... There are significant knowledge gaps for key economic and disease ecology relations, including the effectiveness, cost, and unanticipated impacts of various candidate management options to control brucellosis in the broader GYA system. A coupled systems/bioeconomic framework is vital for evaluating the socioeconomic costs and benefits of reducing brucellosis in the GYA and would be needed to weigh the potential costs and benefits of particular management actions within an adaptive management setting.
From page 8...
... There is a need to reinvigorate this interest with buy-in and participation of leadership and development of a mechanism for coordinating policy and management actions. Integration of Scientific Approaches Lack of openly accessible data has limited the amount of scientific progress on controlling brucellosis, slowed the learning process, and limited critical information necessary for making decisions.
From page 9...
... 7A: Top priority should be placed on research to better understand brucellosis disease ecology and epidemiology in elk and bison, as such information would be vital in informing management decisions. 7B: To inform elk management decisions, high priority should be given to studies that would provide a better understanding of economic risks and benefits.


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