title: First detection of Brucella canis infections in a breeding kennel in Austria.
abstract: Brucella canis occurs almost worldwide and is a potential danger to the health of dogs and humans. The pathogen was detected in the placenta and fetuses of a Standard Poodle by direct culture and immunohistochemistry. Further, Brucellae were also isolated from the blood samples of two asymptomatic female Medium Poodles. The isolates were identified as B. canis by conventional microbiological methods and a novel Bruce-ladder multiplex PCR. Genotyping was performed by multiple locus variable number tandem repeats analysis (MLVA).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Veterinary Disease Control, Agency for Health and Food Safety, Modling, Austria. erwin.hofer@ages.at
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: Zolt N
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Bag
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revilla-Fern Ndez
authors.forename: Falk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melzer
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomaso
authors.forename: Igniacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: L Pez-Go I
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fasching
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schmoll
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D001947:Breeding; D041002:Brucella canis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female