Brucella canis: Clinical cases

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Published 5 July 2023 | Updated 9 August 2024

This section provides links to papers reporting clinical cases and outbreaks of Brucella canis infection in dogs.

  • Donoghue, E.M. et al. (2024) Causal agent investigation and treatment of dogs diagnosed with discospondylitis in a Brucella canis endemic region. Veterinary Sciences, 11 (6), 279. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11060279
    Reid, E. and Sikora, R. (2024) Client perspectives on the support provided for the management of diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats. The Veterinary Nurse, 15 (5). https://doi.org/10.12968/vetn.2024.0017
  • Holst, B.S. et al. (2012) The first case of Brucella canis in Sweden: background, case report and recommendations from a northern European perspective. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 54 (1), no. 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-54-18
  • Graham, L.T. et al. (2022) Canine brucellosis in three littermates, case report. Frontiers in Veterinary Science,  https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.958390
  • Escauriaza, L. et al. (2021) Brucella Canis discospondylitis in a dog imported into the United Kingdom from Romania. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 9 (4), no. e175. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.175
  • Long, C. et al. (2022) Brucella canis discospondylitis in 33 dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1043610
  • Guarino, C. et al. (2023) Antibody response over time correlated with treatment outcome in 30 dogs naturally infected with Brucella canis (2017–2022). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 84 (4). https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.23.01.0014
  • Weese, J.S., Hrinivich, K. and Anderson, M.E. (2020) Brucella canis in commercial dog breeding kennels, Ontario, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26 (12), p. 3079-3080. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.201144
  • Johnson, C.A. et al. (2018) Investigation and characterization of Brucella canis infections in pet-quality dogs and associated human exposures during a 2007–2016 outbreak in Michigan. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 253 (3), pp. 322-336. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.253.3.322
  • van Dijk, M.A. et al. (2021) Transboundary spread of Brucella canis through import of infected dogs, the Netherlands, November 2016–December 2018. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27 (7), no. 1783. https://doi.org/10.3201%2Feid2707.201238

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