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Brucella abortus

Other Names: Undulant Fever, Contagious Abortion, Bang’s Disease
Bovine brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause abortions in cattle, bison, buffalo, and elk.
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brucella-abortus: Bovine, placenta. Numerous pale clumps of exudate are scattered over the cotyledon and adjacent chorion.
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