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Canine brucellosis: a case report

The ocurrence of canine brucellosis is described in a kennel from Uruguaiana city. Due to abortion registered at the kennel the suspected disease was brucellosis. The isolation of Bucella canis was realized by culturing the material collected from aborted fetuses, placenta and neonatos. The agar gel immunodiffusion test was used for sorological evaluation and showed that 72.7% (8/11) of the dogs were infected wifh the bactéria. The authors describe also the clinical signs, serological findings and also the isolation of the Brucella canis.

Brucella canis; sorology; isolation; epidemiology


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