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Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' — '''''Orchitis''''' — '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' — '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''.   
 
Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' — '''''Orchitis''''' — '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' — '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''.   
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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[[File:B ovis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bisected testicle from ''B. ovis'' infected ram showing grossly enlarged epididymis with fibrous tissue bands. Copyright AFSPH Iowa State]]
   
Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''.  
 
Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''.  
    
''B. ovis'' is the least virulent of all the [[Brucella species|''Brucella'' species]].
 
''B. ovis'' is the least virulent of all the [[Brucella species|''Brucella'' species]].
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The disease is on List B of the ''Office des International des Epizooties'' [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)]  
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The disease is on List B of the ''Office International des Epizooties'' [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)]  
 
It is therefore '''notifiable''' to the OIE.
 
It is therefore '''notifiable''' to the OIE.
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Vaccination is available against both ''Brucella'' species, but ''B. ovis'' vaccines are only widely used in New Zealand.  
 
Vaccination is available against both ''Brucella'' species, but ''B. ovis'' vaccines are only widely used in New Zealand.  
 
Any vaccination will interfere wih serological diagnosis and this should be considered.
 
Any vaccination will interfere wih serological diagnosis and this should be considered.
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A+%28Ovine+Brucellosis%29/ Ovine Brucellosis Publications]
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|flashcards = [[Ovine Brucellosis Flashcards]]
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Animal Health & Production Compendium, Brucellosis (''B ovis'') datasheet, accessed 06/06/2011 @ http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/
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|datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=90731&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 brucellosis (''Brucella ovis'')]
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|date =6 June 2011
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[[Category:CABI Expert Review]][[Category:CABI AHPC Pages]]
 
[[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]]
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