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Brucella canis Infection (brucellosis)

I was reading an article about letting your dog in the bed and it mentioned several diseases that could be passed from dogs to humans. One of these was brucellosis.

the following is listed on the CDC website, which was disturbing:

Brucella canis Infection (brucellosis): A bacterial disease rarely associated with dogs. (http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/animals/dogs.htm)

So I did some more searching and found the following on pets.webmd:

Brucellosis Disease in Dogs

This disease is caused by the bacteria Brucella canis. It is a major cause of sterility and spontaneous abortion in dogs. Puppies infected in utero are typically aborted at 45 to 59 days after conception. Suspect this disease in any bitch who aborts two weeks before she is due to deliver and whenever a bitch delivers stillborn puppies or puppies who sicken and die.

Dogs with acute infection have enlarged lymph nodes in the groin and/or beneath the jaw. Fever is rare. The testicles of the male may swell in the initial stages, and then become smaller and atrophic as the sperm-producing cells are destroyed. Note, however, that this disease can infect a dog or bitch without producing any signs of illness.

In a dog with an acute infection, bacteria are found in the blood, urine, body secretions, and the products of abortion. In a dog with a chronic or inactive infection, bacteria can be transmitted in vaginal secretions during estrus and in semen.

The most common mode of transmission is by contact with infected vaginal discharges following a spontaneous abortion, and by contact with the urine of infected dogs. The disease can spread rapidly throughout a kennel in this manner. Males can acquire the disease through oral and nasal contact with the vaginal secretions of estrus females. Females can acquire the disease through breeding with an infected male. This is of particular concern to breeders, because males can harbor the bacteria for life.

Treatment: Brucellosis is difficult to eradicate. A course of intramuscular and oral antibiotics given for a minimum of three weeks will eliminate the disease in 80 percent of dogs. To be considered cured, a dog must be free of the bacteria for at least three months. Since it is difficult to achieve a cure, it is recommended to spay or neuter all infected animals to prevent the transmission of disease to other dogs.
(http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/brucellosis-disease-dogs)
another source: http://www.vetinfo.com/brucellosis-in-dogs.html

I have bolded a section that causes concern for me. The majority of people that breed only request a negative brucelosis test from the female, however, according to this, the MALE could be infected that is the be the sire and even with the negative test for this breeding, at the next breeding she is now positive. The owner is miffed as to where it came from because your male was the only male she has ever been with! What to do???

Doesnt it make sense to, according to this, that if a male can get it from smelling and licking (as they so often do) an infected female and then harbor it for life, therefore passing it on (much like syphilis) that every male should be tested as well?

just an observation.

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If you are breeding naturally, yes. BOTH should be tested. I never ever allow my stud dogs to breed naturally..ever..for this very reason.

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That stuff is bad, my friend lost his whole kennel of beagles about 10 years ago.

Thanks for info. Good to know. Never thought about male.

Sure hope everyone reads this.

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