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Case Reports
. 2008 Jul;49(7):703-8.

Canine brucellosis in a Saskatchewan kennel

Sebastian J Brennan  1 , Musangu Ngeleka, Hélène M Philibert, Lorry B Forbes, Andrew L Allen
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Canine brucellosis in a Saskatchewan kennel

Sebastian J Brennan et al. Can Vet J. 2008 Jul.

Abstract
in English, French

Canine brucellosis is rare in Canada. This report describes an outbreak of Brucella canis infection within a kennel, emphasizing diagnostic and pathologic findings. Gender differences are described. The progestational, nongravid uterus, female spleen, and prostate gland are consistent sites of bacterial isolation.

Brucellose canine dans un chenil de Saskatchewan. La brucellose canine est rare au Canada. Ce rapport fait part d’une éclosion d’infection à Brucella canis dans un chenil et décrit les observations diagnostiques et pathologiques. Les différences de genre sont décrites. Les sites constants d’isolement bactérien comprennent l’utérus progestatif non gravide, la rate des chiennes et la prostate.

(Traduit par Docteur André Blouin)

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Figure 1
a) Lymphohistiocytic proliferation of splenic white pulp was a consistent lesion in females. Hematoxylin and eosin. Bar = 500 μm. b) In male dogs, the splenic white pulp was unremarkable; Hematoxylin and eosin. Bar = 500 μm.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Interstitial lymphoplasmacytic and histiocytic infiltration of the prostate gland with fibrosis and occasional disruption of glandular profiles; Hematoxylin and eosin. Bar = 100 μm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
a) Chorioallantoic membrane lined by distended, bacteria-laden trophoblasts. Hematoxylin and eosin. Bar = 50 μm. b) Higher magnification of trophoblasts; Hematoxylin and eosin. Bar = 25 μm. c) Gram-negative bacteria within trophoblasts. Bar = 25 μm. d) Avidin-biotin complex immunoenzyme staining of trophoblasts, using pooled canine sera from infected dogs diluted in PBS/1% ovalbumin to a concentration of 1:200 as primary antibody. Bar = 25 μm.
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