Diagnosis of swine brucellosis

Use of immunological diagnostic tests (detection of specific antibodies using rose bengale test and ELISA, experimental use of interferon-gamma detection assays) and bacteriology for the detection of infections caused by Brucella suis in swine and in wild boar. Etiological and epidemiological diagnosis of infections caused by Brucella suis in swine Optimization of techniques aiming at the detection of the cellular immune response for specific diagnosis of swine brucellosis Detection of Brucella suis in wild reservoir Implementation of molecular characterization techniques for the epidemiological analysis of outbreaks due to Brucella suis.