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B. canis affects dogs. B. melitensis is the most virulent and invasive species; it usually infects goats and occasionally sheep. B. suis is of intermediate virulence and chiefly infects pigs. Symptoms include profuse sweating and joint and muscle pain. Brucellosis has been recognized in animals and humans since the early 20th century. [7] [8]
Congenital brucellosis, on the other hand, is a rare condition; most cases are associated with premature birth, and it affects about 2% of infants exposed to brucellosis in utero. [14] Congenitally infected infants can exhibit low birth weight, failure to thrive, jaundice, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, respiratory difficulty, and general signs of ...
Brucella suis is a bacterium that causes swine brucellosis, a zoonosis that affects pigs. The disease typically causes chronic inflammatory lesions in the reproductive organs of susceptible animals or orchitis, and may even affect joints and other organs. [1] The most common symptom is abortion in pregnant susceptible sows at any stage of ...
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Brucella abortus enters phagocytes that invade human and animal innate defenses which in turn, cause chronic disease in the host. The liver and spleen are the mainly affected areas of the body. [3] Farm workers and veterinarians are the highest risk individuals for acquiring the disease due to their close proximity to the animals.
Humans can become infected if they have contact with an infected animal or its byproducts. Animals acquire B. melitensis by venereal transmission. [1] The organism is found in blood, urine, milk, and semen. [1] It is zoonotic, unlike B. ovis, causing Malta fever or localized brucellosis in humans. Brucella melitensis colonies growing on agar
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Neglect of animals does not cease over the festive period, with the charity receiving 775 calls on Christmas Day alone last year with a total of 25,230 reports made to its cruelty line between 18 ...