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*Porcine brucellosis:
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**Caused by ''B. suis''
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**Prolonged bacteraemia
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[[File:Brucella suis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> Blood agar plate culture of Brucella suis. (Dr. W.A. Clark
**Chronic inflammation in reproductive organs of boars and sows; also in joints and bones
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2007, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
**Routes of infection: ingestion or venereal
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**Abortion, still birth, neonatal mortality, temporary sterility
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''Brucella suis'' is a species of the ''[[Brucella species - Overview|Brucella]].
**Boars excreting bacteria in semen may have testicular abnormalities or be normal
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**Lameness, incoordination and posterior paralysis in joint and bone involvement
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''B.suis'' causes [[Porcine brucellosis]].
**Rose Bengal and indirect ELISA for diagnosis
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**Test and slaughter where exotic
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There is a modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine.
**Modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine
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[[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:Pig]]
 
[[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:Pig]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]
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