Brucella suis biovar 3 infection in a Kentucky swine herd.
Sows from a large farrow-to-finish operation in western Kentucky had late-term abortions. Boars and breeding-age sows were tested serologically for brucellosis, and 83 of 125 were classified as reactors. No brucellae were isolated from the tissues of 6 unbred reactor sows, but Brucella suis biovar 3 was recovered from 5 aborted fetuses. Epidemiological studies failed to determine the source of the infection.
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Department of Microbiology, Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
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D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*