Rabbit brucellosis

The Hasenbrucellose is a venereal disease of hares , by the bacterium Brucella suis from the genus Brucella is caused mainly as the causative agent of porcine is known. As secondary hosts , hares are also susceptible to Brucella abortus , but the clinical symptoms are normal. The so-called "rabbit syphilis" is probably also rabbit brucellosis.

Epidemiology

Biovar 2, which occurs exclusively in Europe, has, in addition to domestic pigs and wild boars , the brown hare as its main host , which is an important natural source of infection for pig populations .

clinic

The chronic form prevails when hares before: enlarged, necrotic changes and abscess testicles in the bucks, gnarled prevailed and greatly enlarged spleen , nodules in subcutaneous and muscle .

Animal disease control

Brucellosis is a notifiable animal disease and a very dangerous zoonosis . The implementation of serological tests is regulated in EU law .

literature

• Medical microbiology, infection and epidemic theory von Rolle / Mayr, Enke Verlag Stuttgart (2007)

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