Serological and Molecular Investigation of Brucella Species in Dogs in Pakistan

• Published in: Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 294
• Main Authors: Jamil, Tariq, Melzer, Falk, Khan, Iahtasham, Iqbal, Mudassar, Saqib, Muhammad, Hammad Hussain, Muhammad, Schwarz, Stefan, Neubauer, Heinrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.12.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Abortion; Age; Agglutination; Animal husbandry; Animal welfare; Animals; Antibodies; Antigens; Brucella; Brucellosis; Cattle; Dairy farms; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Dogs; Epidemiology; Infections; Livestock; Milk; Multivariate analysis; Pets; Polymerase chain reaction; Population; Real time; Serology; Vaccines; Zoonoses; Pakistan; Pakistan; Brucella abortus; Brucella canis; zoonosis; Dogs

Brucellosis is an important bacterial zoonosis caused by and in Pakistan. The status of canine brucellosis caused by remains obscure. In total, 181 serum samples were collected from stray and working dogs in two different prefectures viz. Faisalabad ( = 87) and Bahawalpur ( = 94). Presence of antibo...