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Article: Wyoming case could lead to lab changes.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- December 28, 2004
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2004 DEC 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A false case of brucellosis in Campbell County, Wyoming, could lead to a review of how laboratories nationwide handle tests for the cattle disease in the future, a veterinary official says.
"I'm quite confident there will be a review of that protocol at a national level," said Sam Holland, chairman of the U.S. Animal Health Association's committee on brucellosis.
Holland, who is also the South Dakota state veterinarian, said he requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture review federal protocols for culturing brucella nationwide, "in light of the recent event and information gleaned from that experience."
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