Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health

ConclusionBrucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of back pain, discospondylitis, lameness, abortion, prostatic abscessation and testicular/epididymal enlargement in dogs, especially if there is exposure to feral pigs or consumption of uncooked feral pig meat. Euthanasia is the only guarantee of reducing the public health risk to zero. However, where treatment is desired by the owner, combination therapy using rifampicin and doxycycline appears to be effective, when combined with surgical resection of infected tissues. Further monitoring of dogs during and after treatment is required to document cure.
Source: Australian Veterinary Journal - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: CASE REPORTS AND CLINICAL REVIEW Source Type: research