Carpal bursitis associated with Brucella abortus in a horse in Nigeria

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 566-567

  Ocholi, R A ^a   Bertu, W J ^a   Kwaga, J K P ^b   Ajogi, I ^c   Bale, J O ^d   Okpara, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b Adamawa State University   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; SULFADIMIDINE;

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; BURSITIS; CARPAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; LETHARGY; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WRIST DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4644291366     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.18.566     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. ALTON, G. G., JONES, L. M., ANGUS, R. D. & VERGER, J. M. (1988) Techniques for the Brucellosis Laboratory. Paris, INRA. pp 29-61
2. BALE, J. O. & KWANASHIE, G. G. (1984) Sero-prevalence of brucellosis among horses in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Animal Production Research 4, 161-164
3. COLLINS, J. D., KELLY, W. R., TWOMEY, T., FARRELLY, B. T. & WHITTY, B. T. (1971) Brucella-associated vertebral osteomyelitis in a thoroughbred mare. Veterinary Record 88, 321-326
4. CORBEL, M. J. (1997) Brucellosis: an overview. Emerging Infectious Diseases 3, 213-221
5. DENNY, H. R. (1972) Brucellosis in the horse. Veterinary Record 90, 86-91
6. DENNY, H. R. (1973) A review of brucellosis in the horse. Equine Veterinary Journal 5, 121-125
7. EZE, E. N. (1978) Isolation of brucellae from Nigerian livestock and the typing of such isolates. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 26, 29-36
8. EZE, E. N. (1985) Problems of brucellosis control in Nigeria. Nigerian Livestock Farmer 2, 19-20
9. MACMILLAN, A. P. (1985) A retrospective study of the serology of brucellosis in horses. Veterinary Record 117, 638-639
10. MACMILLAN, A. P., BASKERVILLE, A., HAMBLETON, P. & CORBEL, M. J. (1982) Experimental Brucella abortus infection in the horse: observations during the 3 months following inoculation. Research in Veterinary Science 33, 351-359
11. MACMILLAN, A. P. & COCKREM, D. S. (1985) Observations on long-term effect of Brucella abortus infection in the horse, including effects during pregnancy and lactation. Equine Veterinary Journal 18, 388-390
12. MADKOUR, M. M. (1989) Brucellosis in animals. In Brucellosis. 1st edn. Ed P. Nicoletti. London, Butterworths. pp 250-262
13. OCHOLI, R. A., KALEJAIYE, J. O. & OKEWOLE, P. A. (1993) Brucellosis in Nigeria: a review. Tropical Veterinarian 11, 15-26
14. OLADOSU, L. A., FALADE, S. & AKPOKODJE, U. (1986) Equine brucellosis in Nigeria. Zaria Veterinarian 1, 129-133
15. RADOSTITS, O. M., BLOOD, D. C. & GAY, C. (1997) Diseases caused by Brucella species. In Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses. 8th edn. London, W. B. Saunders. pp 787-812
16. RAY, W. C., BROWN, R. R., STRINGFELLOW, D. A., SCHNURRENBERGER, P. R., SCALAN, C. M. & SWANN, A. I. (1988) Bovine brucellosis: an investigation into progeny of culture positive cows. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 192, 182-186
17. RIKIN, U. M. (1988) Brucellosis of cattle in Nigeria: proposal for a control programme under intensive and extensive husbandry system. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 84 (Suppl), 94-98
18. YOUNG, E. J. (1995) An overview of human brucellosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 21, 283-290