Abstract

GIRALDO ECHEVERRI, Carlos Andrés; RUIZ CORTES, Zulma Tatiana  and  OLIVERA ANGEL, Martha. Brucella canis IN MEDELLÍN (COLOMBIA), A CURRENT PROBLEM. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2009, vol.12, n.1, pp.51-55. ISSN 0123-4226.

Canine brucellosis has impact on kennels and worldwide public health, generating economic losses for breeders caused by infertility and abortions, and potentiating the risk of zoonotic transmission by pets and workers. In Colombia, little is known about the frequency of the disease and there are no regulations for control or prevention of the illness in animals or humans. At the Universidad de Antioquia in the "Syngamia" Laboratory the diagnosis is offered since 2005, with the agglutination probe with 2β-mercaptoetanol and hemoculture for confirmation of the positives samples. Taking into account the results obtained in the lab, the frequency of seropositivity is 11% in the region; when the histories were analyzed it was found that breeders and pet owners do not use the veterinary service, and those that attend the clinic received a diversity of criteria about what to do when animals are positive. The objective of this study was to show the results of three years casuistic in our lab and to propose a protocol for control of the illness based on our experience and laws of other countries legislation.

Keywords : Brucellosis; kennel; urban; zoonosis.

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