King Khalid Wildlife Research Center, Saudi Wildlife Commission, 11575 Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Zoological Society of London, London NW1 4RY, United Kingdom,
The Carter Center, Ethiopia Guinea Worm Eradication Program, 30307 Georgia, USA.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2019 Sep;50(3):706-712.
An outbreak of brucellosis occurred in a group of 726 sand gazelles () at the Prince Mohammed Al-Sudairi Gazelle Breeding Center and in a group of 47 putative "Neumann's gazelles" () housed at the King Khalid Wildlife Research Center in Saudi Arabia. Clinical signs of anorexia, poor body condition, enlarged testes, reluctance to walk, swollen carpal joints, and suppurative arthritis were present in 16 sand gazelles and 14 Neumann's gazelles. All clinical cases were evaluated using a card agglutination test, complement fixation, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All cases were serologically positive for , confirmed through culture and isolation of the microorganism. DNA was extracted from the isolated organisms, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used for sequencing. Evaluation focused on tracking the source of infection, the management of the two outbreaks, and the subsequent diagnosis, treatments, and success, including the successful eradication of from both populations.
在沙特阿拉伯，王子穆罕默德·阿尔苏德阿里羚羊繁殖中心的一群 726 只沙瞪羚（）和国王哈利德国王野生动物研究中心的一群 47 只所谓的“诺伊曼瞪羚”（）爆发了布氏杆菌病。16 只沙瞪羚和 14 只诺伊曼瞪羚出现食欲不振、身体状况不佳、睾丸肿大、不愿行走、腕关节肿胀和化脓性关节炎等临床症状。所有临床病例均采用卡片凝集试验、补体结合和酶联免疫吸附试验进行评估。所有病例的血清学均为阳性，通过培养和分离微生物得到证实。从分离的生物体中提取 DNA，并进行聚合酶链反应（PCR）测序。评估侧重于追踪感染源、两次暴发的管理以及随后的诊断、治疗和成功，包括成功从两个种群中消除了。
