A serologic survey for Brucella canis in dogs on a military base.
A survey for Brucella canis antibodies in dogs was conducted at an Air Force Base in Missippi in 1976. The rapid slide agglutination test was used as a screening test prior to determination of titers by the standard tube agglutination test. Of 6 sera reacting positively by the slide technique, only 1 was confirmed positive by the tube agglutination technique. The seropositive rate among stray dogs apprehended on the base was 7.6%, whereas the seropositive rate among pet dogs was 0%.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial