Brucella canis: Infection with other strains of brucella
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6. Infection with other strains of brucella
Published 5 July 2023
Although in the UK concerns have cantered around the risk of introduction of Brucella canis, it is worth being aware that in Australia there has been concern about cases of B suis in dogs, especially those involved in hunting or eating feral pigs.
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- Kneipp, C.C. et al. (2021) Brucella suis seroprevalence and associated risk factors in dogs in eastern Australia, 2016 to 2019. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, no. 727641. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.727641
- Mor, S.M. et al. (2016) Emergence of Brucella suis in dogs in New South Wales, Australia: clinical findings and implications for zoonotic transmission. BMC Veterinary Research, 12, no. 199. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0835-0
- James, D.R. et al. (2017) Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health. Australian Veterinary Journal, 95 (1-2), pp. 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12550
- Kneipp, C.C. et al. (2023) Clinical investigation and management of Brucella suis seropositive dogs: A longitudinal case series. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 37 (3), pp. 980-991. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16678
- van Dijk, M.A. et al. (2018) Brucella suis infection in dog fed raw meat, the Netherlands. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24 (6), pp. 1127-1129. https://doi.org/10.3201%2Feid2406.171887
- Hänsel, C. et al. (2015) Novel real‐time PCR detection assay for Brucella suis. Veterinary Record Open, 2 (1), no. e000084. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2014-000084
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