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The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small animal practice
Volume 49 | Issue 4 (July 2019)

Canine Brucellosis: Old Foe and Reemerging Scourge.

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. July 2019;49(4):763-779.

Lin K Kauffman¹, Christine A Petersen²

¹ Prairie View Animal Hospital, Grimes, IA 50111, USA.; ² Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 145 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa Research Park, Coralville, IA 52241, USA. Electronic address: christine-petersen@uiowa.edu.

Abstract

The genus Brucella is a primary cause of reproductive diseases. Widely known as a problem in livestock, Brucella is gaining notoriety as a cause of canine reproductive disease and as a scourge to dog breeders. Only within the last few decades has the risk of severe brucellosis in dogs, and the people who own and work with them, been more fully appreciated. This review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical signs, and advances in diagnosis and management of Brucella canis. Canine brucellosis prevention, owner education, and possible therapies for the future are also discussed.

Keywords

Abortion; Brucella; Control; Prevention; Reproduction; Zoonosis;

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