Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Brucella canis antibodies found in dogs with Leishmania infantum
By Boechat, Viviane C et al.·Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias·2021·Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Anti-Brucella canis antibodies in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum and associated histological alterations in the genital tract.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs infected with Leishmania (a parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis) was tested for Brucella canis, a bacterium that can also affect dogs. Out of 106 dogs, seven had antibodies against Brucella canis, indicating they had been exposed to it. However, these dogs did not show any noticeable clinical signs or symptoms that were different from the other dogs that tested negative for Brucella canis. This suggests that while exposure to Brucella canis is possible in areas where Leishmania is common, it may not always lead to illness.
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Abstract
In canine visceral leishmaniasis, coinfections can aggravate the disease. Our aim was to investigate Brucella canis in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum. One hundred and six L. infantum-seropositive dogs were submitted to serology for B. canis, PCR for B. canis and L. infantum, and histopathological analysis of the genital tract. Anti-B. canis antibodies were detected in seven dogs whose clinical signs, L. infantum load and histological alterations were similar to those of seronegative animals. The circulation of anti-B. canis antibodies was low but demonstrates the exposure of dogs to this bacterium in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34878047/