Apparent seroprevalence, isolation and identification of risk factors for brucellosis among dairy cattle in Goa, India

Pathak, Ajay; Dubal, Z. B.; Karunakaran, M.; Doijad, Swapnil; Raorane, Abhay; Dhuri, R B; Bale, MM; Chakurkar, E.B.; Kalorey, D. R.; Kurkure, N. V.; Barbuddhe, Sukhadeo B.

doi:10.1016/j.cimid.2016.05.004

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“…Abortion, which is usually observed in the final third of the pregnancy and which is a result of Brucella infections and cell death in the gravid uterus, is an important sign of the disease, due to the intense tropism of the bacteria by reproductive organs. The aborted fetus and placental remains are potentially infective, due to the high bacterial load found in these tissues, which contaminate pastures (PATHAK et al, 2016). In this study, high odds ratio (OR = 13.6; p < 0.01) were observed (VILLAR et al, 2009;AHASAN et al, 2017;CAMPE et al, 2016).…”

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Analysis of the risk factors for bovine brucellosis in dairy herds of the Rio Branco microregion, Acre, Brazil

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Bovine brucellosis (BB) is a compulsory notifiable bacterial disease caused by Brucella abortus, which is responsible for severe reproductive disorders in cattle, considerable damages to trade and public health damage. The objectives of this study were to identify the frequency of BB and to analyze the risk factors in the dairy herds of the Rio Branco microregion, in the state of Acre, Brazil. Thus, 527-bovine-serological samples were submitted to the buffered acidified antigen test and to 2-mercaptoethanol. Risk factors were characterized by the administration of epidemiological questionnaires. The logistic regression test was used to evaluate the existence of a significant association between the variables. The frequency of BB in the Rio Branco microregion was 10.6% (56/527). The inappropriate destination of the aborted fetus and placental remnants (odds ratio — OR = 13.6), the slaughter of cattle within the property (OR = 3.4) and the age range above 4 years old (OR = 2.9) were the most significant risk factors identified by the logistic regression model. According to the results of this study, it is recommended to intensify BB control and prophylaxis measures in the microregion of Rio Branco, especially those related to sanitary and reproductive management in the livestock breeding.

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Analysis of the risk factors for bovine brucellosis in dairy herds of the Rio Branco microregion, Acre, Brazil

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“…It has often been reported that sensitivity of culture medium depends on the disease stage, Brucella spp., culture medium, quality of circulating bacteria and culture techniques used [28,29]. Our results indicate that, a lower number of the Bru gene was detected in raw milk samples compared to lymph nodes.…”

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Molecular characterization of Brucella species in cattle, sheep and goats obtained from selected municipalities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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“…The same study found that the farms that practice routine milk testing for screening Brucella infection is less likely sero-positive than those who do not follow such practice [14]. Farmer's knowledge and awareness about brucellosis significantly reduces sero-positivity of Brucella infection in animals [14,26,27]. Inadequate floor space has also been reported as one of the risk factor of Brucella infection [26].…”

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“…Other studies [9,15,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] reported much higher rates of sero-positivity (20-60%) in cattle and buffalo in different parts of India but most were conducted in farms with a history of bovine brucellosis/abortion/ retention of placenta or in a small number of farms selected purposively or from particular dairy belts. Therefore, these sero-positivity rates might not reflect the overall prevalence in a general population.…”

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“…Farmer's knowledge and awareness about brucellosis significantly reduces sero-positivity of Brucella infection in animals [14,26,27]. Inadequate floor space has also been reported as one of the risk factor of Brucella infection [26]. Reports suggest that younger cows are less likely to be sero-positive than older cows [36] and pregnant cows are more likely to be sero-positive than non-pregnant cows [3,37].…”

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Bovine brucellosis: prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India- a review

Deka

Magnusson

Lindahl

2018

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

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Background: Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, with low-income countries being more affected. The disease is endemic in India, a country that house the world's largest cattle and buffalo population and produce the most milk in the world. Results: Prevalence of the disease in the country is reported as low as 1% to as high as 60% by different researchers but many of the published studies that reported higher prevalence were conducted in non-randomised samples. Based on this review, overall prevalence in the country is likely 12% or less. About 20 different risk factors are reported that contribute/ predispose to occurrence of bovine brucellosis. The risk factors could be classified in four groups: host factors, farmer's factors, managemental factors, and agro-ecological factors. Various studies reported high economic burden of the diseases in dairy animals but there is dearth of comprehensive and rigorous economic studies. Conclusions: In the absence of highly effective vaccines and because of difficulties in executing a segregation and slaughter policy of infected animals in countries like India, control of bovine brucellosis remains a challenge.

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Apparent seroprevalence, isolation and identification of risk factors for brucellosis among dairy cattle in Goa, India

Cited by 30 publications

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Analysis of the risk factors for bovine brucellosis in dairy herds of the Rio Branco microregion, Acre, Brazil

Analysis of the risk factors for bovine brucellosis in dairy herds of the Rio Branco microregion, Acre, Brazil

Molecular characterization of Brucella species in cattle, sheep and goats obtained from selected municipalities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Bovine brucellosis: prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India- a review

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