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Table 1 Signalment of dogs diagnosed with Brucella suis in New South Wales, Australia (n = 74)

From: Emergence of Brucella suis in dogs in New South Wales, Australia: clinical findings and implications for zoonotic transmission

Characteristic

Positive (n = 48)

No. (%)

Inconclusive (n = 26)

No. (%)

Age

  

 ≤24 months

16 (33)

6 (23)

 >24 months

26 (54)

18 (69)

 Unknown

6 (13)

2 (8)

Gender

  

 Male intact

26 (54)

16 (62)

 Male de-sexed

1 (2)

1 (4)

 Female intact

17 (35)

9 (35)

 Female de-sexed

2 (4)

0

 Unknown

2 (4)

0

Breed

  

 Boxer/Boxer Xa

5 (10)

0

 Bull Arab/Bull Arab X

11 (23)

5 (19)

 Bull Mastiff/Bull Mastiff X

9 (19)

6 (23)

 Cattle dog/Collie/Kelpie

5 (10)

3 (12)

 Wolfhound/Wolfhound X

2 (4)

4 (15)

 Pig dog, unspecified breed

6 (13)

5 (19)

 Otherb

8 (17)

3 (12)

 Unknown

2 (4)

0

  1. Cases from 2011 to 2015 (n = 74) are presented
  2. aX - cross-breed
  3. bOther includes: Great Dane/Great Dane X (n = 3), Bull Terrier/Bull Terrier X (2), Catahoula (1), Dachshund (1), Jack Russell Terrier (1), Staffordshire Terrier (1), Staghound (1), and cross-bred, breeds unspecified (1)