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| [[Brucella melitensis]] | | [[Brucella melitensis]] |
| [[Brucella suis]] | | [[Brucella suis]] |
| + | [[Brucella canis]] |
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− | *Canine brucellosis:
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− | **Caused by ''B. canis''
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− | **Rough therefore lower virulence - mild or asymptomatic infections
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− | **Abortions, decreased fertility, reduced litter sizes, neonatal mortality
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− | **Orchitis and epididymitis causing infertility in male dogs
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− | **Infertility may be permanent if chronic infection
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− | **Slide agglutination, ELISA, agar gel immunodiffusion
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− | **Neuter infected animals
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| *Human brucellosis: | | *Human brucellosis: |