Detection of antibodies against Brucella abortus in dogs in contact with rural areas
Zoonotic aspects of the infection
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https://doi.org/10.24215/15142590e038Keywords:
Brucella abortus, dogs, zoonoses, ArgentinaAbstract
Brucellosis is a zoonotic-contagious disease, usually of chronic evolution and worldwide distribution.
Dog’s infection is typically caused for B. canis; however, B. abortus, associated with infected cattle has
been described in dogs, both experimentally and in field conditions. The transmission of dogs to humans
is also possible. This communication describes, for the first time in Argentina, the detection of antibodies
against B. abortus in a population of dogs in contact with rural areas. Sixtyseven samples of dog sera
were analyzed, of which 26.8 % were positive for B. abortus by means of the agglutination technique with
buffered antigen, 7.5 % were confirmed as positive by tests of slow agglutination in tubes and 4, 5 % were
positive by polarized fluorescence test. Dogs reacting to B. abortus had contact with seropositive cattle
with brucellosis or were urban dogs that lived with dogs that had attended the rural area. Elimination of
infected cattle may not necessarily eradicate brucellosis; management actions such as avoiding the
contact of dogs from infected cows should prevent its transmission.
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