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MT4 - Bovine brucellosis (R) Flashcards

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Brucella abortus can cause septicaemia in cattle

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Brucella abortus can cause necrosis in the chorionic villi of pregnant cattle.

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ABR test can detect antibodies against Brucella abortus in milk.

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ABR test = brucella milk ring test

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Arthritis is a clinical sign of bovine brucellosis.

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arthritis, tenosynovitis and bursitis – in both sexes

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Fluoroquinolones are the first choice for treatment of bovine brucellosis.

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NO TREATMENT

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In case of brucellosis our aim is eradication and maintain the disease-free status.

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Abortion is a clinical sign of bovine brucellosis.

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Brucella abortus can colonise the udder and shed with the milk of cows.

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Brucella abortus can colonise the testicles, epididymis and accessory genital glands and shed with the semen.

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epididymis, testicles, accessory genital glands

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Cattle can be asymptomatic carriers of brucellae

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Infected cattle carry brucellae lifelong

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Lifelong carriers and shedding!

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Calves can be infected with brucellae during pregnancy if the cow is infected.

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Bovine brucellosis is caused by Brucella bovis

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Brucella abortus

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Brucella melitensis can cause abortion in cattle

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B. abortus + B. melitensis cause abrortion

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Antibacterial treatment is pointless in bovine brucellosis

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NO TREATMENT

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Brucella abortus can colonise only pregnant cows or heifers

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Brucella abortus can cause abortion of cattle

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Brucella abortus and brucella melitensis can cause bovine brucellosis.

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both can cause abortion

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Bovine brucellosis has to be treated 4-6 weeks long with penicillins

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NO TREATMENT

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Brucella abortus can colonise only cattle

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Cattle cannot infect humans with Brucellae

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The maintaining host of Bruecella abortus is the goat and the sheep

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CATTLE

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Orchitis is a clinical sign of Bovine Brucellosis.

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Calves can be born with Brucella

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Brucellosis of cattle is mainly limited to the genital tract

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Bovine brucellosis is caused by Brucella bovis.

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B. abortus, B. melitensis, B.suis

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B. melitensis can cause abortion in cattle.

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In the case of bovine brucellosis abortion usually occurs after fifth month of gestation.

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abortion: 6th-8th month of gestation

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Retention of fetal membranes is a characteristic clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

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Foetal membrane retention: brown, turbid, smelly uterine discharge

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Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis occurs in the Mediterranean area.

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Brucella:
- Worldwide
- Endemic (Middle-East, Central Asia, Latin America, Mediterranean Region)

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The S19 strain is an inactivated B. melitensis strain, which can be used for brucellosis

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live attenuated strain of Brucella abortus, not Brucella melitensis

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Nervous clinical signs are frequent in the case of bovine brucellosis.

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33
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Bovine brucellosis can be diagnosed using the tuberculin test

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direct smear, PCR, bacterial examination + serology

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ABR test cannot be used to test colostrum.

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Bovine brucellosis is a self-limiting disease.

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Bovine brucellosis was described for the first time by Sir David Bruce in 1886.

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Bovine brucellosis is not a notifiable disease

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38
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Bovine brucellosis can be treated well with penicillin

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NO TREATMENT

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Rose-Bengal test is a frequently used serological test in the diagnostic work of brucellosis

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In slide agglutination test

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In ABR (Abortus bang ring/Brucella milk ring) test, we detect brucella antigens in the milk

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ANTIBODY in the milk !

41
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Fluoroquinolone treatment can cease shedding of Brucella.

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NO TREATMENT

42
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Rev 1. strain is a modified live vaccine strain of B. melitensis.

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43
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Sensitivity and specificity of the serological tests, which are used in Brucella diagnostics are different.

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44
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Bovine brucellosis is a notifiable disease.

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45
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An early antibiotic therapy is really important in the treatment of bovine brucellosis.

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46
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Bovine brucellosis is a notifiable disease

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47
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Brucella abortus can cause an abortion storm in a newly infected pregnant cattle herd.

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Acute abortion storm!!!

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In case of bovine abortion we must send only fetal fluid to the diagnostic laboratory, because is enough for the diagnosis

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49
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In the ABR test we detect Brucella abortus bacteria in the cattle milk.

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ANTIBODY in the milk

50
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S19 vaccine is a live vaccine, which can cause abortion in pregnant cows.

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51
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Serological tests are frequently used methods in the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis.

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  • Slide agglutination test
  • Tube agglutination
  • Complement Fixation Test + ELISA
  • Antiglobulin (Coombs) test
  • ABR test
52
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False positive or false negative reactions can be seen in the serological tests in the serodiagnostics brucellosis.

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53
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Icterus is a frequently seen clinical signs of bovine brucellosis.

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54
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ABR test is a human serological test for the detection of antibodies in human blood serum
sample.

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55
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Abortion is a frequently seen clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

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56
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Most important clinical sings of bovine brucellosis are icterus and CNS signs

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57
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Cattle are generally infected with Brucella per os.

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58
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After infection brucella replicate in the lymph nodes of cattle.

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59
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Bulls are resistant to Brucella infection.

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60
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Bovine brucellosis is always an acute disease.

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61
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Bovine brucellosis is widespread within the EU.

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62
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Necrosis of fetal membrane is a post mortem lesion of bovine brucellosis.

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Brucella can be detected in fetal membrane and fetus with Koster staining.

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Infected cattle can be recognized by detecting Brucella in blood with ELISA.

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65
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ABR test is used to detect Brucella in milk.

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detect antibodies against Brucella in milk.

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Brucellosis of cattle is a self-limiting disease.

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67
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Cattle infected with brucellosis stay life-long carriers.

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Brucella abortus causes no disease in bulls

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69
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Brucella are introduced in a herd with infected animals.

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70
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Brucella colonize the lymph nodes in young calves.

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Brucella abortus can colonize only cattle

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72
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Cattle are mainly infected with Brucella sexually.

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placental fluids, aborted fetuses, or uterine discharges

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Brucellosis of cattle is mainly limited to the genital tract only.

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74
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Brucella abortus can be carried and shed by dogs and cats.

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Brucella abortus can cause abortion wave in a cattle herd, when it is newly introduced.

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76
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Fetus, fetal membranes and blood sample of the cow have to be sent to the diagnostic
institute in case of abortions.

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77
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Antibodies against Brucella abortus are detected in the ABR test.

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78
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Male calves may be vaccinated with vaccines containing live attenuated strains, without any
side effects.

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Vaccination is forbidden in disease-free countries! Bull calves - NO!!!

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Rev-1. vaccine can cause abortion of pregnant animals

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80
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Brucellosis of bovine cannot be shed in the milk.

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F

81
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B. suis can infect cattle.

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82
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Brucellosis can cause placentitis in cattle

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haemorrhagic placentitis after abortion

83
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In case of brucellosis in cattle, only very few bacteria are needed to cause the disease.

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Bovine brucellosis is primarily caused by venereal infection

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85
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Calves shows clinical sign after weaning when infected young with brucellosis.

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86
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Calves can be born infected with brucellosis

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87
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B. abortus can cause bovine brucellosis.

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B. melitensis can cause brucellosis in cattle

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Bovine brucellosis is seen in most European countries.

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F

90
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Bovine brucellosis is zoonotic.

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If young calves are infected with brucellosis, the bacteria remain in the lymph nodes until
maturity.

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92
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In the case of bovine brucellosis, septicemia happens.

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93
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Cattle recovered from brucellosis do not remain carriers.

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94
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Brucella abortus infects only cattle.

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95
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Bovine brucellosis is only endemic in Hungary.

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96
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The biggest economic damage to bovine brucellosis is orchitis in bulls.

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reproductive problems in female cattle, such as abortions, reduced fertility, and decreased milk production

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Brucella abortus infects only cattle.

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98
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Sexual infection of cattle is the main way of infection with brucellae

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99
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Brucella abortus can cause arthritis and bursitis in cattle

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arthritis, tenosynovitis and bursitis – in both sexes

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