Difference between revisions of "Canine Brucellosis"
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===Clinical Signs=== | ===Clinical Signs=== | ||
| + | Female: | ||
| + | * Abortion | ||
| + | * Postabortion vaginal discharge | ||
| + | * Early embryonic loss | ||
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| + | |||
| + | Male: | ||
| + | * Scrotal enlargement | ||
| + | * Epididymitis | ||
| + | * Seminal abnormalities | ||
| + | * Testicular atrophy | ||
| + | * Infertility | ||
===Laboratory Tests=== | ===Laboratory Tests=== | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 10 September 2010
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Description
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Female:
- Abortion
- Postabortion vaginal discharge
- Early embryonic loss
Male:
- Scrotal enlargement
- Epididymitis
- Seminal abnormalities
- Testicular atrophy
- Infertility
Laboratory Tests
Treatment
Prognosis
- Canine brucellosis:
- Caused by B. canis
- Rough therefore lower virulence - mild or asymptomatic infections
- Abortions, decreased fertility, reduced litter sizes, neonatal mortality
- Orchitis and epididymitis causing infertility in male dogs
- Infertility may be permanent if chronic infection
- Slide agglutination, ELISA, agar gel immunodiffusion
- Neuter infected animals
References
- Merck & Co (2008) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition) Merial
- Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition) Mosby Elsevier
- Tilley, L.P. and Smith, F.W.K.(2004)The 5-minute Veterinary Consult (Third edition) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins