Soroepidemiologia da brucelose canina causada por Brucella canis e Brucella abortus na cidade de Alfenas, MG
2004
Almeida, A.C.(Faculdades Federais Integradas de Diamantina) | Santorelli, A.(Universidade de Alfenas) | Bruzadelli, R.M.Z.(Universidade de Alfenas Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária) | Oliveira, M.M.N.F.(Faculdades Federais Integradas de Diamantina)
The prevalence of canine brucellosis was evaluated in the city of Alfenas, MG through the technique of agarose gel imunodifusion for Brucella canis and slow serum agglutination test with 2-mercaptoetanol for Brucella abortus. The prevalence was of 14.2% and 2.8%, respectively, for B. canis and B. abortus. The positives, characterized by animals above one year of age (77.8%), and mongrel dogs (56.2%), showed a prevalence of 50 and 48% for males and females, respectively. The canine brucellosis was prevalent in the city principally in dogs of outskirts.
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