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Brucellosis of swine Flashcards

1
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Herd replacement is the only way of eradication of porcine brucellosis

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True

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2
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Wild boars and wild hares can serve as reservoir species of swine brucellosis

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True

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3
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Wild boars can be the carrier of Brucella melitensis

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False

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4
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Worldwide occurrence is characteristic for swine brucellosis

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True

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5
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Brucella suis can cause chronic localized udder infection in cattle

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True

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6
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Brucella suis can infect only pigs

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False

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7
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Wild boars can infect domesticated pigs with Brucella suis

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True

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8
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Brucella suis serological tests can be used for livestock diagnosis only

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True

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9
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Brucella suis can infect dogs

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True

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10
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Brucella suis can colonise the udder of cattle

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True

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11
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Osteomyelitis is a frequent sign of porcine brucellosis

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True

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12
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Brucella suis causes Swine Brucellosis

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True

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13
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Wild boars can be the source of swine brucellosis in domestic pigs reared outdoors

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True

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14
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European brown hare can carry and shed B. suis biotype 2

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True

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15
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Swine brucellosis does not occur in Europe

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False

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16
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Rev-1 strain is an attenuated live B. suis strain

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False

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17
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B. suis can infect brown hares

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True

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18
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Brucella suis can cause severe abortion in cattle

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False

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19
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Brucella bovis can infect brown hares

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False

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20
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Arthritis is a typical clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

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True

21
Q

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

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False

22
Q

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

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True

23
Q

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

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False

24
Q

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

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True

25
Q

Pneumonia and nasal discharge are characteristic clinical findings in swine brucellosis

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False

26
Q

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

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True

27
Q

Swine brucellosis can be treated successfully with antibiotics

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False

28
Q

Porcine brucellosis is a notifiable disease

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True

29
Q

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

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False

30
Q

Humans are not susceptible to the causative agent of swine brucellosis

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False

31
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Wild hare is an important reservoir of Brucella abortus biotype 2 in Europe

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False

32
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Brucella suis was isolated by Sir David Bruce as a first time in 1886 in Malta Island

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False

33
Q

Brucella suis is the causative agent of porcine brucellosis

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True

34
Q

Brucella suis biotype 2 can cause disease in hares

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True

35
Q

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

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False

36
Q

Stock exchange in the main way of eradication of porcine brucellosis

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True

37
Q

Swine brucellosis is present in wild boars in several European countries

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True

38
Q

Hungary is free from Brucella suis

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False

39
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Secondary hosts of swine brucellosis are dog, human and cattle

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True

40
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Maintaining host of swine brucellosis are reindeer, hare and small rodents

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False

41
Q

Brucellosis in swine causes abortion at any time of the pregnancy

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True

42
Q

Boars are asymptomatic in case of brucellosis infection

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False

43
Q

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

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False

44
Q

Chronic cases of brucellosis cause lameness in both boars and sows

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True

45
Q

Antibiotics are widely used to treat swine brucellosis

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False

46
Q

Abortion is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

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True

47
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Stillbirth is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

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True

48
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Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of porcine brucellosis

A

False

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