Prevalência de tuberculose e brucelose bovina no município de Ilhéus / Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis in Ilhéus, Bahia - Brazil
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
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55(1): 120-122, Feb. 2003. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-332818
ABSTRACT
Aiming to determining the prevalence of tuberculosis and brucellosis in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil, 916 cows aged 24 months or above and allocated in 85 farms were tested. The compared cervical intradermic tuberculosis and serological buffered acidified antigen (BAA), slow tube serum agglutination (STSA) and 2-mercapto ethanol (2-ME) tests were used. The prevalence of tuberculosis and brucellosis was 2.8 and 1.9 percent, respectively. The distribution of positive farms (10.6 percent) is in agreement with the notion that these diseases are widespread in the country
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Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Bovine
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Brucellosis, Bovine
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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