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Brucella abortus in the bitch: subclinical infection associated with urinary excretion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

S. R. Bicknell  and
R. A. Bell
S. R. Bicknell
Affiliation:
Veterinary Investigation Centre, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton
R. A. Bell
Affiliation:
Diseases of Breeding Department, Central Veterinary Laboratory Weybridge, Surrey
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Brucella abortus infection in the bitch, associated with an aborted bovine fetus, is described. Clinical signs were absent, but the organism was isolated from many sites in the body, including the urine, after death. The response of the dog to B. abortus infection and its possible role as a vector of the disease is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 249 - 254
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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