Brucellosis of swine

Question 1

Herd replacement is the only way of eradication of porcine brucellosis

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Wild boars and wild hares can serve as reservoir species of swine brucellosis

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Wild boars can be the carrier of Brucella melitensis

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Worldwide occurrence is characteristic for swine brucellosis

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Brucella suis can cause chronic localized udder infection in cattle

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Brucella suis can infect only pigs

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Wild boars can infect domesticated pigs with Brucella suis

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Brucella suis serological tests can be used for livestock diagnosis only

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Brucella suis can infect dogs

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Brucella suis can colonise the udder of cattle

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Osteomyelitis is a frequent sign of porcine brucellosis

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Brucella suis causes Swine Brucellosis

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Wild boars can be the source of swine brucellosis in domestic pigs reared outdoors

Answer 13

True

Question 14

European brown hare can carry and shed B. suis biotype 2

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Swine brucellosis does not occur in Europe

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Rev-1 strain is an attenuated live B. suis strain

Answer 16

False

Question 17

B. suis can infect brown hares

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Brucella suis can cause severe abortion in cattle

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Brucella bovis can infect brown hares

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Arthritis is a typical clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Farmed pigs are regularly vaccinated against brucellosis in Europe in order to prevent
infection from wild boars

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Stock exchange is the only safe eradication method in case of swine brucellosis

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Swine brucellosis is an exotic disease in Europe, we can see this disease in South-East Asia
only

Answer 23

False

Question 24

In swine brucellosis the results of serological tests can be used only for herd diagnosis,
because the low sensitivity and specificity of these serological tests

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Pneumonia and nasal discharge are characteristic clinical findings in swine brucellosis

Answer 25

False

Question 26

B. suis biotype 2 is widespread in wild swine population all over the world

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Swine brucellosis can be treated successfully with antibiotics

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Porcine brucellosis is a notifiable disease

Answer 28

True

Question 29

With the help of the appropriate antibiotics we can eradicate B. suis from a swine herd

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Humans are not susceptible to the causative agent of swine brucellosis

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Wild hare is an important reservoir of Brucella abortus biotype 2 in Europe

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Brucella suis was isolated by Sir David Bruce as a first time in 1886 in Malta Island

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Brucella suis is the causative agent of porcine brucellosis

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Brucella suis biotype 2 can cause disease in hares

Answer 34

True

Question 35

In the case of swine brucellosis, no clinical signs can be seen in boars

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Stock exchange in the main way of eradication of porcine brucellosis

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Swine brucellosis is present in wild boars in several European countries

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Hungary is free from Brucella suis

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Secondary hosts of swine brucellosis are dog, human and cattle

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Maintaining host of swine brucellosis are reindeer, hare and small rodents

Answer 40

False

Question 41

Brucellosis in swine causes abortion at any time of the pregnancy

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Boars are asymptomatic in case of brucellosis infection

Answer 42

False

Question 43

Abortion occurs due to liver lesions in the piglets in case of brucellosis

Answer 43

False

Question 44

Chronic cases of brucellosis cause lameness in both boars and sows

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Antibiotics are widely used to treat swine brucellosis

Answer 45

False

Question 46

Abortion is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Stillbirth is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

Answer 48

False