Serological prevalence of brucellosis of cattle in selected dairy farms in Bangladesh.
10.14405/kjvr.2014.54.4.239
- Author:
Abdullah AL HASSAN
1
;
M Bashir UDDIN
;
Md Rafiqul ISLAM
;
Ho Seong CHO
;
Md Mukter HOSSAIN
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. mukter.sau@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bangladesh;
brucellosis;
indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;
Rose-Bengal plate-agglutination test;
seroprevalence
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bangladesh*;
Brucellosis*;
Cattle*;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Prevalence*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Seroepidemiologic Studies
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2014;54(4):239-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
