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|order              =Rhizobiales
 
|order              =Rhizobiales
 
|family            =Brucellaceae
 
|family            =Brucellaceae
|genus              =Brucella
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|genus              =[[Brucella species|Brucella]]
 
|species            =''B.ovis''
 
|species            =''B.ovis''
 
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
''Brucella ovis'' is one of the '''[[Bacteria | bacterial organism]]''' responsible for [[Ovine Brucellosis | '''Ovine Epididymitis''']], along with [[Brucella melitensis]].
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''Brucella ovis'' is one of the '''[[Bacteria |bacterial organism]]''' responsible for [[Ovine Brucellosis|'''Ovine Epididymitis''']], along with ''[[Brucella melitensis]]''.
    
It is one of the [[Brucella species | Brucella genus]] of bacteria.
 
It is one of the [[Brucella species | Brucella genus]] of bacteria.
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==Lifecycle==
 
==Lifecycle==
Brucella ovis can be transmitted by the '''[[Stomoxys calcitrans | stable fly]]'''.
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''Brucella ovis'' can be transmitted by the '''[[Stomoxys calcitrans |stable fly]]'''.
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==Pathogenesis==
 
==Pathogenesis==
Severe '''inflammation''' of the epididymis particularly the tail cause formation of '''spermatocoeles''' and fibrinous '''adhesions'''.
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Severe '''inflammation''' of the epididymis, particularly the tail, cause formation of '''spermatocoeles''' and fibrinous '''adhesions'''.
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==Diseases==
 
==Diseases==
[[Ovine Brucellosis]] AKA Ovine Epididymitis.
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The disease, [[Ovine Brucellosis]], is '''notifiable''' to the World Organisation for Animal Health [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)]
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Disease is '''notifiable''' to the World Organisation for Animal Health [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)]
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==References==
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Animal Health & Production Compendium, '''Brucella ovis datasheet''', accessed 02/06/2011 @ http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/
 
Animal Health & Production Compendium, '''Brucella ovis datasheet''', accessed 02/06/2011 @ http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/
    
Merck Veterinary Manual, '''Brucellosis in sheep''', accessed online 06/06/2011 @ http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/110506.htm&word=brucella%2covis
 
Merck Veterinary Manual, '''Brucellosis in sheep''', accessed online 06/06/2011 @ http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/110506.htm&word=brucella%2covis
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{{review}}
 
[[Category:Brucella_species]]
 
[[Category:Brucella_species]]
 
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]
 
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]
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