Brucella canis in Commercial Dog Breeding Kennels,Ontario, Canada |
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| Authors: | J. Scott Weese Kathleen Hrinivich Maureen E.C. Anderson |
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| Affiliation: | University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (J.S. Weese);Animal Hospital of Cambridge, Cambridge, Ontario (K. Hrinivich);Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Guelph (M.E.C. Anderson) |
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| 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%). |
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| Keywords: | zoonoses brucellosis Brucella canis dogs bacteria kennels Ontario Canada |
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