Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Dec 2007)

Infecção em cão por Brucella abortus: relato de caso Brucella abortus infection in dog: case report

  • J. Megid,
  • V.R. Salgado,
  • L.B. Keid,
  • A.K. Siqueira,
  • C.E. Meirelles,
  • D.M. Moretti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352007000600036
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 6
pp. 1583 – 1585

Abstract

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Brucella abortus infection is reported in a dog from a rural area that presented at clinical evaluation left testicular enlargement and right testicular decrease. Serum resulted negative to rapid agglutination test and agar gel immunodifusion with Brucella ovis antigen but positive to buffered plate agglutination test, tube agglutination test and 2- Mercapthoetanol with B. abortus antigen. Brucella isolation was negative in blood, testicular material, semen and urine. Brucella DNA was detected in PCR from urine and blood.

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