Canine Brucellosis
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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