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Seroepidemiology Of Canine Brucellosis In Beijing, China, Fu Xiang, Zhaofei Xia, Qingming Wu, Yanyun Chen, Jinhau Yu, Jianging Wan
Seroepidemiology Of Canine Brucellosis In Beijing, China, Fu Xiang, Zhaofei Xia, Qingming Wu, Yanyun Chen, Jinhau Yu, Jianging Wan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
A seroepidemiological survey of canine brucellosis was carried out in Beijing, China. Serum samples were taken from dogs admitted to the Beijing Companion Animal Hospital for immigration and emigration inspection, including dogs from 4 breeding farms and stray dogs (n = 1200, 14 districts), between January 2008 and April 2009. All of the sera were first tested and preselected by Rose Bengal plate agglutination test (RBAT), and the positive samples by RBAT were determined by tube agglutination test (TAT) again. Of the 1200 dogs studied, 60 (5%) were positive by RBAT, 21 (51.7%) of which were confirmed by TAT. The …
Research Progress In China On The Virulence Factors Of Streptococcus Suis Serotype, Xiuwei Yue, Yixuan Hou, Xiuguo Hua, Shujie Wang, Zhibiao Yang, Xuehui Cai
Research Progress In China On The Virulence Factors Of Streptococcus Suis Serotype, Xiuwei Yue, Yixuan Hou, Xiuguo Hua, Shujie Wang, Zhibiao Yang, Xuehui Cai
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) is an important pathogen of zoonoses, which causes meningitis in pigs and represents a high health risk for humans related to porcine industry. Two outbreaks causing severe acute diseases in humans with high morbidity and mortality were reported in China, in 1998 and in 2005, respectively, which were clinically featured with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Some genes (or encoded products) were known as virulence factors, such as capsular polysaccharide, suilysin, muramidase-released protein, and extracellular factor. However, these were not enough to detect many potential cases of S. suis 2. Scientists in China have …