Brucella suis biotype 4: a case of granulomatous nephritis in a barren ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus L.) with a review of the distribution of rangiferine brucellosis in Canada.
Severe granulomatous nephritis caused by Brucella suis biotype 4 was found in a barren ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) from Northwest Territories, Canada. A review of the distribution of human and animal cases of brucellosis in northern Canada indicated that B. suis biotype 4 is distributed widely and is probably enzootic in most Canadian caribou herds.
D000818:Animals; D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002170:Canada; D009393:Nephritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012053:Reindeer / Q000382:microbiology*