Bovine cervical bursitis co-infection caused by Brucella abortus and Onchocerca sp.

The objective of  this study was to record the co-infection ofBrucella abortus andOnchocerca sp. as a first report of co-infection of these two agents in the same lesion. The sample constituted of a nuchal bursitis in the cervical ligament, a suggestive lesion common to these two agents, submitted to histopathology andBrucella spp. isolation in the Brucellosis reference laboratory of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. Brucellosis serological diagnosis were also performed in the animal ’s serum sample.B. abortus was isolated from the lesion and filarid nematode structures were identified in histopathology. All serological tests were positive for brucellosis. Further studies are needed, however, to understand the co-infection byOnchocerca sp. andB. abortus.
Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - Category: Parasitology Source Type: research