Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 2018 , Vol 24 , Issue 2
Brucella melitensis Isolated from Aborted Cow and Sheep Fetuses in Northwest of China
Huan ZHANG1, Shengnan SONG1, Benben WANG3, Yali JIANG3, Wenxing WU1, Fei GUO2, Yang LIU1, Qian WANG2, Junbo ZHANG4, Hui ZHANG1, Jinliang SHENG1, Yuanzhi WANG2, Chuangfu CHEN1
1School of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA
2School of Medicine, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA
3School of Life Science, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA
4College of Agroforestry Engineering and Planning, Tongren University, 554300-Tongren City, Guizhou, CHINA DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2017.18881 This study aimed to investigate the causes of abortion in cows that were mixed fed with sheep and/or goats, and the presence of B. melitensis infection in cows. PCR of 34 (28%) specimens out of 120 samples were identified as B. melitensis. The traditional bacteriological tests identified all of the isolates from sheep/cow aborted fetuses and milk as B. melitensis biovar 3. This is the first study to demonstrate B. melitensis as the main etiological agent for cows mixed fed with sheep and/or goats in XUAR, northwest of China. This may cause severe infection in the local population, and pose a potential public health risk, especially when eating or drinking the products of contaminated milk. Keywords : Brucella melitensis, Cow, Abortion, China