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Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Rural Animals of Bushehr Province, Iran during 2012-2014

Authors :
MM Semironi
M Bahrani
MH Fallah Mehrabadi
N Ranjbar
K Absalanfard
M Tangestani Makan
MH Rabiee
Source :
مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 337-345 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018.

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonosis diseases. The aim was to estimate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in rural cattle, sheep, and goat of Bushehr Province. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012-2014. For the cattle population, a total of 118 villages and 891 cattle and for sheep and goat population, a total of 202 villages, 526 flocks, 3064 sheep, and 7182 goats were included. Samples were examined with Rose Bengal, 2-mercaptoethanol and wright tests. Results: In the cattle population, 28 out of 118 villages (20.34%, CI 95%: 13.94%-28.73%) and 20 out of 891 cattle (3.36%, CI 95%:2.28-4.77%) were seropositive. Additionally, in the sheep and goat population, 89 out of 202 villages (44.06%, CI 95%: 37.10%-51.20%), 142 out of 526 flocks (27%, CI 95%: 23.25%-31%), and 335 out of 10246 sheep and goats (3.27%, CI 95%: 2.93%-3.63%) were seropositive. The prevalence at the individual level of all animals was 3.53%in 2012 which was significantly higher than 2013 ( 2.59%) (P=0.02). Totally, in 3 years, the prevalence of brucellosis in sheep (3.88%) was significantly higher than goats (3%) (P = 0.02) and the prevalence in female animals (3.52%) was significantly higher than male animals (1.58%) (P

Details

Language :
Persian
ISSN :
17357489 and 22287507
Volume :
13
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9505b0f48fd4817a1ddcb0c824f1181
Document Type :
article