Host Animals

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Brucella Species
Species Main Animal Host(s)
 B. abortus  Cattle
 B. melitensis  Goats, sheep, camels
 B. suis  Pigs
 B. canis  Dogs
 B. ovis  Sheep, goats
 B. neotomae  Wood rats
 B. pinnipediae  Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses)
 B. ceti  Cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises, whales)
 B. microti  Common vole
Page last reviewed: November 12, 2012
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)