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. 2020 Dec;26(12):3079-3080.
doi: 10.3201/eid2612.201144.

Brucella canis in Commercial Dog Breeding Kennels, Ontario, Canada

J Scott Weese, Kathleen Hrinivich, Maureen E C Anderson

Brucella canis in Commercial Dog Breeding Kennels, Ontario, Canada

J Scott Weese et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

We evaluated the prevalence of Brucella canis seropositivity in a convenience sample of dogs from commercial breeding kennels in Ontario, Canada. Overall, 127/1,080 (11.8%) dogs from 23/63 (37%) kennels were seropositive. The prevalence of positive dogs within kennels with >1 positive dog ranged from 3.9% to 100% (median 33%).

Keywords: Brucella canis; Canada; Ontario; bacteria; brucellosis; dogs; kennels; zoonoses.

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