Casuística de brucelose em equinos (Equus Caballus, Linnaeus, 1758) registrada no Hospital Veterinário / CSTR / UFCG, Patos - PB, no transcurso 2002-2012.

Abstract

Work performed at the large animal Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande ( UFCG ), Center for Health and Rural Technology ( CSTR ) , Campus de Patos - PB , from January 2002 to December 2012, with the objective obtain knowledge about brucellosis in horses . The research was conducted through a survey of case studies recorded the routine functioning of the said Hospital, through clinical follow-up in outpatient data gathering and the notes recorded in chips and archived clinical records and the comments properly cataloged, according to medical history and review animals evaluated. During the period studied was observed sample total of 4,775 calls , of which 1,763 horses , a percentage of 36.92 % of the cases, among these, 1,142 males ( 65.00 % ) and 621 females ( 35.00% ) , among which , 06 affected with brucellosis , which corresponds to 0.34 % of total equine assisted . Despite the finding of the relatively low percentage of occurrences in the sample of horses affected with brucellosis , the observations allow us to conclude that brucellosis is considered potential zoonotic disease , a chronic, uncommon in horses , caused predominantly by B. abortus . The disease in horses is characterized by reproductive disorders , mainly manifested by abscedantes lesions in the cervical region , bursae , tendons and joints. Transmission likely occurs by consumption of contaminated water and pastures , especially in endemic properties for bovine brucellosis.