Canine abortion caused by Brucella canis

Case report

Authors

  • Jane Megid
  • Vanessa Riesz Salgado
  • Lara Borges Keid
  • Amanda Keller Siqueira
  • Tais Fukuta da Cruz
  • Joel Grinspan
  • Fernando José Paganini Listoni
  • Antonio Carlos Paes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35172/rvz.2008.v15.395

Keywords:

Brucella canis, dog, abortion, fetus, bacteriology

Abstract

This paper describes the occurrence of abortion in a bitch caused by Brucella canis and the isolation of B. canis from the aborted canine fetus. Positive bacteriological cultures were obtained from fetal liver, spleen and lungs. Vaginal swabs and blood from animal were negative by the bacteriological cultures. The presence of Brucella spp DNA was evidenced in vaginal swab samples by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The seroagglutination and agar gel immunediffusion tests had resulted positive.

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Published

2008-09-30

How to Cite

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Megid J, Riesz Salgado V, Borges Keid L, Keller Siqueira A, Fukuta da Cruz T, Grinspan J, Paganini Listoni FJ, Paes AC. Canine abortion caused by Brucella canis: Case report. RVZ [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];15(3):445-8. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/395

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