Bovine brucellosis Flashcards

1
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Brucella abortus can cause septicaemia in cattle

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True

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2
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Brucella abortus can cause necrosis in the chorionic villi of pregnant cattle

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True

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3
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ABR test can detect antibodies against Brucella abortus in milk

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True

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4
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Arthritis is a clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

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True

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5
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Fluoroquinolones are the first choice for treatment of bovine brucellosis

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False

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6
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In case of brucellosis our aim is eradication and maintain the disease-free status

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True

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7
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Abortion is a clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

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True

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8
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Brucella abortus can colonise the udder and shed with the milk of cows

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True

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9
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Brucella abortus can colonise the testicles, epididymis and accessory genital glands and shed with the semen

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True

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10
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Cattle can be asymptomatic carriers of brucellae

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True

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11
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Infected cattle carry brucellae lifelong

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True

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12
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Calves can be infected with brucellae during pregnancy if the cow is infected

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False

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13
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Bovine brucellosis is caused by Brucella bovis

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False

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14
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Brucella melitensis can cause abortion in cattle

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True

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15
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Antibacterial treatment is pointless in bovine brucellosis

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True

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16
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Brucella abortus can colonise only pregnant cows or heifers

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False

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17
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Brucella abortus can cause abortion of cattle

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True

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18
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Brucella abortus and brucella melitensis can cause bovine brucellosis

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True

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19
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Bovine brucellosis has to be treated 4-6 weeks long with penicillins

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False

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20
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Brucella abortus can colonise only cattle

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False

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21
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Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis can cause bovine brucellosis

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True

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22
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Bovine Brucellosis has to be treated 4-6 weeks long with Penicllins

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False

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23
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Cattle cannot infect humans with Brucellae

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False

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24
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The maintaining host of Bruecella abortus is the goat and the sheep

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False

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25
Q

Orchitis is a clinical sign of Bovine Brucellosis

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True

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26
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Calves can be born with Brucella

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False

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27
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Brucellosis of cattle is mainly limited to the genital tract

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False

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28
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Bovine brucellosis is caused by Brucella bovis

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False

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29
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B. melitensis can cause abortion in cattle

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True

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30
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In the case of bovine brucellosis abortion usually occurs after fifth month of gestation

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True

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31
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Retention of fetal membranes is a characteristic clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

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True

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32
Q

Brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis occurs in the Mediterranean area

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True

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33
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The S19 strain is an inactivated B. melitensis strain, which can be used for brucellosis

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False

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34
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Nervous clinical signs are frequent in the case of bovine brucellosis

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False

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35
Q

Bovine brucellosis can be diagnosed using the tuberculin test

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False

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36
Q

ABR test cannot be used to test colostrum

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True

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37
Q

Bovine brucellosis is a self-limiting disease

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True

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38
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Bovine brucellosis was described for the first time by Sir David Bruce in 1886

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False

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39
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Bovine brucellosis is not a notifiable disease

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False

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40
Q

Bovine brucellosis can be treated well with penicillin

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False

41
Q

Rose-Bengal test is a frequently used serological test in the diagnostic work of brucellosis

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True

42
Q

In ABR (Abortus bang ring/Brucella milk ring) test, we detect brucella antigens in the milk

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False

43
Q

Fluoroquinolone treatment can cease shedding of Brucella

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False

44
Q

Rev 1. strain is a modified live vaccine strain of B. melitensis

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True

45
Q

Sensitivity and specificity of the serological tests, which are used in Brucella diagnostics are different

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True

46
Q

Bovine brucellosis is a notifiable disease

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True

47
Q

An early antibiotic therapy is really important in the treatment of bovine brucellosis

A

False

48
Q

Bovine brucellosis is a notifiable disease

A

True

49
Q

Brucella abortus can cause an abortion storm in a newly infected pregnant cattle herd

A

True

50
Q

In case of bovine abortion we must send only fetal fluid to the diagnostic laboratory,
because is enough for the diagnosis

A

False

51
Q

In the ABR test we detect Brucella abortus bacteria in the cattle milk

A

False

52
Q

S19 vaccine is a live vaccine, which can cause abortion in pregnant cows

A

True

53
Q

Serological tests are frequently used methods in the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis

A

True

54
Q

False positive or false negative reactions can be seen in the serological tests in the serodiagnostics brucellosis

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True

55
Q

Icterus is a frequently seen clinical signs of bovine brucellosis

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False

56
Q

ABR test is a human serological test for the detection of antibodies in human blood serum
sample

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False

57
Q

Abortion is a frequently seen clinical sign of bovine brucellosis

A

True

58
Q

Most important clinical sings of bovine brucellosis are icterus and CNS signs

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False

59
Q

Cattle are generally infected with Brucella per os

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True

60
Q

After infection brucella replicate in the lymph nodes of cattle

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True

61
Q

Bulls are resistant to Brucella infection

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False

62
Q

Bovine brucellosis is always an acute disease

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False

63
Q

Bovine brucellosis is widespread within the EU

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False

64
Q

Necrosis of fetal membrane is a post mortem lesion of bovine brucellosis

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True

65
Q

Brucella can be detected in fetal membrane and fetus with Koster staining

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True

66
Q

Infected cattle can be recognized by detecting Brucella in blood with ELISA

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True

67
Q

ABR test is used to detect Brucella in milk

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False

68
Q

Brucellosis of cattle is a self-limiting disease

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True

69
Q

Cattle infected with brucellosis stay life-long carriers

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True

70
Q

Brucella abortus causes no disease in bulls

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False

71
Q

Brucella are introduced in a herd with infected animals

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True

72
Q

Brucella colonize the lymph nodes in young calves

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True

73
Q

Brucella abortus can colonize only cattle

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False

74
Q

Cattle are mainly infected with Brucella sexually

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False

75
Q

Brucellosis of cattle is mainly limited to the genital tract only

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False

76
Q

Brucella abortus can be carried and shed by dogs and cats

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True

77
Q

Brucella abortus can cause abortion wave in a cattle herd, when it is newly introduced

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True

78
Q

Fetus, fetal membranes and blood sample of the cow have to be sent to the diagnostic
institute in case of abortions

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True

79
Q

Antibodies against Brucella abortus are detected in the ABR test

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True

80
Q

Male calves may be vaccinated with vaccines containing live attenuated strains, without any
side effects

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False

81
Q

Rev-1. vaccine can cause abortion of pregnant animals

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True

82
Q

Brucellosis of bovine cannot be shed in the milk

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False

83
Q

B. suis can infect cattle

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True

84
Q

Brucellosis can cause placentitis in cattle

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True

85
Q

In case of brucellosis in cattle, only very few bacteria are needed to cause the disease

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True

86
Q

Bovine brucellosis is primarily caused by venereal infection

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False

87
Q

Calves shows clinical sign after weaning when infected young with brucellosis

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False

88
Q

Calves can be born infected with brucellosis

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False

89
Q

B. abortus can cause bovine brucellosis

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True

90
Q

B. melitensis can cause brucellosis in cattle

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True

91
Q

Bovine brucellosis is seen in most European countries

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False

92
Q

Bovine brucellosis is zoonotic

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True

93
Q

If young calves are infected with brucellosis, the bacteria remain in the lymph nodes until
maturity

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True

94
Q

In the case of bovine brucellosis, septicemia happens

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True

95
Q

Cattle recovered from brucellosis do not remain carriers

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False

96
Q

Brucella abortus infects only cattle

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False

97
Q

Bovine brucellosis is only endemic in Hungary

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False

98
Q

The biggest economic damage to bovine brucellosis is orchitis in bulls

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False

99
Q

Brucella abortus infects only cattle

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False