The clinical presentation of brucellosis in humans is variable and unspecific, and thus,
laboratory corroboration of the diagnosis is essential for the patient's proper treatment. The …

Brucellosis remains a major zoonosis worldwide. Although many countries have eradicated
Brucella abortus from cattle, in some areas Brucella melitensis has emerged as a cause of …

A direct, rapid, quantitative colorimetric assay to determine neutrophil primary granule
degranulation was adapted for use with bovine neutrophils. The assay measures the …

The objectives of this study were to investigate the associations between peripheral blood
neutrophil (PMN) function, energy status, and uterine health in periparturient dairy cows …

Infection with Brucella spp. continues to pose a human health risk globally despite strides in
eradicating the disease from domestic animals. Brucellosis has been an emerging disease …

Brucellosis caused by Brucella spp. is a major zoonotic disease. Control of brucellosis in
agricultural animals is a prerequisite for the prevention of this disease in human beings …

Analysis of a TnblaM mutant of Brucella suis 1330, identified as being unable to multiply in
Hela cells, allowed us to identify a 11 860 bp region of the B. suis genome encoding a type …

The search for ideal brucellosis vaccines remains active today. Currently, no licensed
human or canine anti-brucellosis vaccines are available. In bovines, the most successful …

For 16 years we prospectively observed 530 adult patients with brucellosis to analyze the
characteristics of and risk factors for relapse. Clinical and laboratory findings from 86 …

Brucella spp. are intracellular gram-negative bacteria that include a number of virulent
species that cause chronic infections in a variety of mammalian hosts. Human infections are …