Brucella canis - novo agente de brucelose canina

Canine Brucellosis: Brucella canis

Canine brucellosis, caused by Brucella canis, is an important cause of reproductive failure, particularly in kennels. This organism causes abortions, stillbirths, epididymitis, orchitis and sperm abnormalities in dogs. Although dogs that have been spayed or neutered do not have reproductive signs, they occasionally develop other conditions such as ocular disease and discospondylitis. B. canis c...

Cellular fatty acids of Brucella canis and Brucella suis.

The cellular fatty acid composition of Brucella canis and Brucella suis was determined by gas-liquid chromatography. The presence of relatively large amounts of a 19-carbon cyclopropane fatty acid in B. suis was a major distinguishing feature between these organisms. The gas-liquid chromatography test for cellular fatty acids provides an additional criterion for the distinction of antigenically...

Canine Brucellosis Caused by Brucella Canis

Etiology and Epidemiology Canine brucellosis is caused by Brucella canis (B. canis), a rough, small, gram-negative, intracellular bacterium. Other Brucella species, i.e., B. abortus, B. suis, have occasionally caused canine infections but they are not discussed here. The canine brucella was first recognized in 1966 as a cause of abortions and reproductive failures and it has since been recogniz...

Existence de la brucellose en Iran. Isolement de Brucella abortus

De-Novo Presentation of Histoid Leprosy on an Unusual Site

Histoid Leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of Lepromatous Leprosy, occurring in long-standing cases, mostly in a background of acquired drug resistance. Patients usually present with sudden onset multiple nodules and plaques, most often involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk and lower limbs. Here we report an unusual case of de novo (without any history of prior anti-leprotic therapy) ...