Serological prevalence of brucellosis of cattle in selected dairy farms in Bangladesh / 대한수의학회지
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
; : 239-243, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to investigate the status of brucellosis in dairy cattle from five selected dairy farms in the Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was carried out from October 2010 to March 2011 in which a total of 334 serum samples from cattle in five herds were screened by the Rose-Bengal plate-agglutination test (RBPT) and the positives were confirmed using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA). A structured questionnaire was used to collect epidemiological information describing the animals. Overall, 4.20% of the animals were RBPT positive, while subsequent confirmatory tests with I-ELISA revealed that the overall animal-level prevalence derived from the samples was 1.20%. Additionally, the prevalence was relatively higher in females than in males. A significant association was found between abortion, age of the animals, and the occurrence of brucellosis (p < 0.05). Considering the overall low prevalence of brucellosis in the selected farms in the present study, a brucellosis eradication program for dairy farms using a test-and-slaughter policy would be possible.
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Bangladesh
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Brucellosis
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article