Durymanova, A.A., Dimov, S.K., Kuznetsov, V.N., Khuraskin, L.N., Zolotykh, S.I., Shestopalov, A.M.

Antibodies to Brucella in Caspian seals

State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk region; All-Russia Institute of Experimental Veterinary of Siberia and the Far East, Krasnoobsk; Caspian Research Institute of Fishery, Astrakhan, Russia

As the result of the study of Caspian seals, the presence of antibodies to Brucella was detected in the blood serum of these animals. The a

ual dynamics of the proportion of seropositive animals was noted. These data indicate the possibility of the circulation of the infective agent of brucellosis in the population of Caspian seals.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 6, P. 99—101