title: The first case of Brucella canis in Sweden: background, case report and recommendations from a northern European perspective.
abstract: Infection with Brucella canis has been diagnosed in Sweden for the first time. It was diagnosed in a three-year-old breeding bitch with reproductive disturbances. Fifteen in-contact dogs were tested repeatedly and all of them were negative for B. canis. The source of infection could not be defined. The present article describes the case and the measures undertaken and gives a short review over B. canis. Recommendations on how to avoid the infection in non-endemic countries are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden. Bodil.Strom-Holst@slu.se
authors.forename: Bodil Ström
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Holst
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Löfqvist
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ernholm
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eld
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cedersmyg
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hallgren
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D041002:Brucella canis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D000077465:Cabergoline; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D004873:Ergolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004873:Ergolines; D000658:Amoxicillin; D000077465:Cabergoline