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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

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**Chronic inflammation in reproductive organs of ~~boars and sows; also in joints and bones~~

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2007, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]

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**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]].

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**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]].

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**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.

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**Modified live ''B. suis'' vaccine

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[[Category:Brucella_species]][[Category:Pig]]

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[[Category:To_Do_-~~_Bacteria~~]]

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